Augusta, Ontario Cost Of Living

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15%

Overall NAT. AVG.

5%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

58%

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	Augusta	Ontario	National
Cost of living	85	111	100
Goods & Services	105	107	100
Groceries	101	101	100
Health care	102	103	100
Housing	42	120	100
Transportation	100	104	100
Utilities	107	119	100

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Augusta is 24% lower than the Ontario average
The cost of living in Augusta is 15% lower than the national average
Augusta housing is 58% lower than the national average
Ontario general sales tax is 33% higher than the national average
Ontario state income tax is 40% lower than the national average

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Ontario Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Ontario	8%	13%

Ontario Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Ontario	5.05%	13.16%

Goods & Services

Item	Augusta	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$100.00	$94.33	6.0%
Recreation	$101.00	$102.33	1.3%

Groceries

Item	Augusta	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$101.00	$102.27	1.2%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$100.00	$104.67	4.5%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$102.00	$111.67	8.7%
Fruit and Vegetables	$99.00	$113.40	12.7%
Alcoholic Beverages	$102.00	$105.80	3.6%

Health Care

Item	Augusta	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$104.00	$101.07	2.9%

Housing

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

Transportation

Item	Augusta	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$98.00	$102.07	4.0%

Utilities

Item	Augusta	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$105.00	$98.60	6.5%

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.
Prescott, ON	4,630	81	18.6%
Brockville, ON	22,459	84	16.5%
Athens, ON	3,134	84	16.3%
Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, ON	7,376	85	15.2%
Elizabethtown-Kitley, ON	10,437	85	15.0%
Augusta, ON	7,178	85	14.8%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sausalito, CA	7,177	n/a
Kingsland, TX	7,177	n/a
Elsa, TX	7,181	n/a
Chelsea, QC	7,181	91	8.5%
La Sarre, QC	7,173	80	20.3%
Augusta, ON	7,178	85	14.8%

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