Tower Estates, Alberta Cost Of Living

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9%

Overall NAT. AVG.

6%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

40%

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	Tower Estates	Medicine Hat	Alberta
Cost of living	91	85	100
Goods & Services	106	106	105
Groceries	100	100	99
Health care	103	103	101
Housing	60	40	88
Transportation	95	95	94
Utilities	112	112	122

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Tower Estates is 9% lower than the Medicine Hat average
The cost of living in Tower Estates is 9% lower than the national average
Tower Estates housing is 40% lower than the national average
Alberta general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average
Alberta state income tax is 19% higher than the national average

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Alberta Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Alberta	0%	5%

Alberta Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Alberta	10%	15%

Goods & Services

Item	Medicine Hat	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$103.00	$94.33	9.2%
Recreation	$105.00	$102.33	2.6%

Groceries

Item	Medicine Hat	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$103.00	$102.27	0.7%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$102.00	$104.67	2.5%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$99.00	$111.67	11.3%
Fruit and Vegetables	$104.00	$113.40	8.3%
Alcoholic Beverages	$101.00	$105.80	4.5%

Health Care

Item	Medicine Hat	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$103.00	$101.07	1.9%

Housing

Item	Medicine Hat	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	$323,484.00	$659,395.00	50.9%
Apartment Rent ($)	$1,080.00	$2,146.00	49.7%

Transportation

Item	Medicine Hat	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$85.00	$102.07	16.7%

Utilities

Item	Medicine Hat	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$103.00	$98.60	4.5%

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.
Redcliff, AB	5,723	84	16.4%
Cypress County, AB	8,817	91	9.0%
Medicine Hat, AB	65,247	85	15.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sammamish, WA	65,265	n/a
Castle Rock, CO	65,176	n/a
Schenectady, NY	65,336	n/a
Jupiter, FL	65,139	n/a
Bayonne, NJ	65,112	n/a
Medicine Hat, AB	65,247	85	15.3%