Legislature, Manitoba Cost Of Living

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21%

Overall NAT. AVG.

9%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

55%

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	Legislature	Winnipeg	Manitoba
Cost of living	79	78	83
Goods & Services	91	91	91
Groceries	101	101	101
Health care	91	91	91
Housing	45	43	60
Transportation	96	96	96
Utilities	87	87	87

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Legislature is 6% lower than the Winnipeg average
The cost of living in Legislature is 21% lower than the national average
Legislature housing is 55% lower than the national average
Manitoba general sales tax is 17% higher than the national average
Manitoba state income tax is 28% higher than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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Manitoba Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Manitoba	7%	12%

Manitoba Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Manitoba	10.8%	17.4%

Goods & Services

Item	Winnipeg	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$86.00	$94.33	8.8%
Recreation	$98.00	$102.33	4.2%

Groceries

Item	Winnipeg	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$101.00	$102.27	1.2%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$94.00	$104.67	10.2%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$98.00	$111.67	12.2%
Fruit and Vegetables	$103.00	$113.40	9.2%
Alcoholic Beverages	$101.00	$105.80	4.5%

Health Care

Item	Winnipeg	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$95.00	$101.07	6.0%

Housing

Item	Winnipeg	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	$334,700.00	$659,395.00	49.2%
Apartment Rent ($)	$1,680.00	$2,146.00	21.7%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Winnipeg	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.
Rosser, MB	1,494	79	21.3%
Macdonald, MB	8,365	81	18.6%
West St. Paul, MB	6,185	85	15.2%
East St. Paul, MB	9,842	88	12.2%
Headingley, MB	4,210	90	9.7%
Winnipeg, MB	775,440	78	21.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mississauga, ON	764,342	106	5.8%
Seattle, WA	741,251	n/a
Brampton, ON	735,754	103	3.0%
Denver, CO	715,878	n/a
Washington, DC	701,974	n/a
Winnipeg, MB	775,440	78	21.9%