Shawinigan, Quebec Cost Of Living

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31%

Overall NAT. AVG.

16%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

81%

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	Shawinigan	Shawinigan	Quebec
Cost of living	69	69	82
Goods & Services	84	84	84
Groceries	100	100	100
Health care	102	102	102
Housing	19	21	62
Transportation	100	100	100
Utilities	84	84	84

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Shawinigan is 16% lower than the Shawinigan average
The cost of living in Shawinigan is 31% lower than the national average
Shawinigan housing is 81% lower than the national average
Quebec general sales tax is 66% higher than the national average
Quebec state income tax is 78% higher than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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Quebec Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Quebec	9.975%	14.975%

Quebec Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Quebec	15%	25.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Shawinigan	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$106.00	$94.33	12.4%
Recreation	$98.00	$102.33	4.2%

Groceries

Item	Shawinigan	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$100.00	$102.27	2.2%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$102.00	$104.67	2.5%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$103.00	$111.67	7.8%
Fruit and Vegetables	$99.00	$113.40	12.7%
Alcoholic Beverages	$92.00	$105.80	13.0%

Health Care

Item	Shawinigan	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$98.00	$101.07	3.0%

Housing

Item	Shawinigan	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	$187,000.00	$659,395.00	71.6%
Apartment Rent ($)	$565.00	$2,146.00	73.7%

Transportation

Item	Shawinigan	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$104.00	$102.07	1.9%

Utilities

Item	Shawinigan	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$98.00	$98.60	0.6%

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.
Saint-Paulin, QC	1,432	68	31.6%
Saint-Barnabé, QC	1,197	69	31.4%
Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, QC	526	69	31.3%
Saint-Sévère, QC	289	69	30.9%
Hérouxville, QC	1,296	69	30.9%
Shawinigan, QC	48,810	69	30.5%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Columbus, IN	48,820	n/a
San Jacinto, CA	48,786	n/a
Florin, CA	48,839	n/a
Middletown, OH	48,765	n/a
St. Louis Park, MN	48,874	n/a
Shawinigan, QC	48,810	69	30.5%