Makwa, Saskatchewan Cost Of Living

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16%

Overall NAT. AVG.

4%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

63%

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	Makwa	Saskatchewan	National
Cost of living	84	93	100
Goods & Services	104	108	100
Groceries	97	104	100
Health care	98	93	100
Housing	37	60	100
Transportation	93	96	100
Utilities	132	131	100

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Makwa is 9% lower than the Saskatchewan average
The cost of living in Makwa is 16% lower than the national average
Makwa housing is 63% 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	Makwa	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$94.00	$94.33	0.4%
Recreation	$105.00	$102.33	2.6%

Groceries

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

Housing

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

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Makwa	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.
Loon Lake, SK	278	80	20.5%
Makwa Lake 129B, SK	1,030	84	16.4%
Makwa Lake 129C, SK	8	84	16.4%
Loon Lake No. 561, SK	724	85	15.3%
Makwa, SK	77	84	15.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bon Air, AL	77	n/a
Ward, CO	77	n/a
Altoona, FL	77	n/a
Lone Oak, GA	77	n/a
Sharon, GA	77	n/a
Makwa, SK	77	84	15.6%

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