Saint John, New Brunswick Cost Of Living

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16%

Overall NAT. AVG.

7%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

75%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Saint John	New Brunswick	National
Cost of living	84	86	100
Goods & Services	107	107	100
Groceries	102	102	100
Health care	90	90	100
Housing	25	36	100
Transportation	95	95	100
Utilities	146	146	100

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Saint John is 3% lower than the New Brunswick average
The cost of living in Saint John is 16% lower than the national average
Saint John housing is 75% lower than the national average
New Brunswick general sales tax is 67% higher than the national average
New Brunswick state income tax is 15% higher than the national average

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New Brunswick Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
New Brunswick	10%	15%

New Brunswick Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
New Brunswick	9.68%	20.3%

Goods & Services

Item	Saint John	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$80.00	$94.33	15.2%
Recreation	$99.00	$102.33	3.3%

Groceries

Item	Saint John	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$92.00	$102.27	10.0%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$100.00	$104.67	4.5%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$106.00	$111.67	5.1%
Fruit and Vegetables	$103.00	$113.40	9.2%
Alcoholic Beverages	$103.00	$105.80	2.6%

Health Care

Item	Saint John	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$99.00	$101.07	2.0%

Housing

Item	Saint John	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	$278,100.00	$659,395.00	57.8%
Apartment Rent ($)	$994.00	$2,146.00	53.7%

Transportation

Item	Saint John	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$99.00	$102.07	3.0%

Utilities

Item	Saint John	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$94.00	$98.60	4.7%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Musquash, NB	1,278	84	16.4%
Kingston, NB	3,093	84	15.8%
Westfield, NB	1,755	84	15.6%
Grand Bay-Westfield, NB	5,162	85	15.0%
Quispamsis, NB	19,102	87	13.1%
Saint John, NB	70,776	84	16.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Canton, OH	70,863	n/a
Wilmington, DE	70,655	n/a
St. Charles, MO	70,650	n/a
Weston, FL	70,965	n/a
North Richland Hills, TX	70,585	n/a
Saint John, NB	70,776	84	16.3%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.