Waseca, Saskatchewan Cost Of Living

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19%

Overall NAT. AVG.

4%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

74%

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	Waseca	Saskatchewan	National
Cost of living	81	93	100
Goods & Services	104	108	100
Groceries	97	104	100
Health care	98	93	100
Housing	26	60	100
Transportation	93	96	100
Utilities	132	131	100

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Waseca is 13% lower than the Saskatchewan average
The cost of living in Waseca is 19% lower than the national average
Waseca housing is 74% 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	Waseca	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$94.00	$94.33	0.4%
Recreation	$105.00	$102.33	2.6%

Groceries

Item	Waseca	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$100.00	$102.27	2.2%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$96.00	$104.67	8.3%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$97.00	$111.67	13.1%
Fruit and Vegetables	$100.00	$113.40	11.8%
Alcoholic Beverages	$107.00	$105.80	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Waseca	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$103.00	$101.07	1.9%

Housing

Item	Waseca	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	$n/a	$659,395.00	100.0%
Apartment Rent ($)	$n/a	$2,146.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Waseca	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$83.00	$102.07	18.7%

Utilities

Item	Waseca	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.
Marshall, SK	586	81	18.7%
Lashburn, SK	1,001	82	17.6%
Maidstone, SK	1,223	83	17.4%
Eldon No. 471, SK	751	88	11.6%
Wilton No. 472, SK	1,776	90	10.4%
Waseca, SK	148	81	18.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Billingsley, AL	148	n/a
Turin, IA	148	n/a
Ada, KS	148	n/a
Allen, KY	148	n/a
Fairview city, KY	148	n/a
Waseca, SK	148	81	18.8%

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