Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Cost Of Living

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10%

Overall NAT. AVG.

8%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

52%

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	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan	National
Cost of living	90	93	100
Goods & Services	108	108	100
Groceries	104	104	100
Health care	93	93	100
Housing	48	60	100
Transportation	96	96	100
Utilities	131	131	100

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Saskatoon is 3% lower than the Saskatchewan average
The cost of living in Saskatoon is 10% lower than the national average
Saskatoon housing is 52% lower than the national average
Saskatchewan general sales tax is equal to the national average
Saskatchewan state income tax is 24% higher than the national average

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Saskatchewan Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Saskatchewan	6%	11%

Saskatchewan Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Saskatchewan	10.5%	14.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Saskatoon	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$85.00	$94.33	9.9%
Recreation	$102.00	$102.33	0.3%

Groceries

Item	Saskatoon	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$101.00	$102.27	1.2%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$102.00	$104.67	2.5%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$103.00	$111.67	7.8%
Fruit and Vegetables	$108.00	$113.40	4.8%
Alcoholic Beverages	$111.00	$105.80	4.9%

Health Care

Item	Saskatoon	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$101.00	$101.07	0.1%

Housing

Item	Saskatoon	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	$372,800.00	$659,395.00	43.5%
Apartment Rent ($)	$1,390.00	$2,146.00	35.2%

Transportation

Item	Saskatoon	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$94.00	$102.07	7.9%

Utilities

Item	Saskatoon	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$91.00	$98.60	7.7%

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.
Langham, SK	1,708	86	14.1%
Vanscoy, SK	532	87	13.4%
Clavet, SK	485	87	13.3%
Dalmeny, SK	2,036	87	12.8%
Osler, SK	1,474	88	12.2%
Saskatoon, SK	281,340	90	9.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Newark, NJ	281,917	n/a
Orlando, FL	284,817	n/a
Durham, NC	276,341	n/a
Lincoln, NE	286,388	n/a
Toledo, OH	275,116	n/a
Saskatoon, SK	281,340	90	9.9%

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