Owen Sound, Ontario Cost Of Living

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10%

Overall NAT. AVG.

8%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

56%

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	Owen Sound	Owen Sound	Ontario
Cost of living	90	89	111
Goods & Services	108	108	107
Groceries	100	100	101
Health care	103	103	103
Housing	44	41	120
Transportation	107	107	104
Utilities	130	130	119

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Owen Sound is 20% lower than the Owen Sound average
The cost of living in Owen Sound is 10% lower than the national average
Owen Sound housing is 56% 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	Owen Sound	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$102.00	$94.33	8.1%
Recreation	$99.00	$102.33	3.3%

Groceries

Item	Owen Sound	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$99.00	$102.27	3.2%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$101.00	$104.67	3.5%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$97.00	$111.67	13.1%
Fruit and Vegetables	$98.00	$113.40	13.6%
Alcoholic Beverages	$102.00	$105.80	3.6%

Health Care

Item	Owen Sound	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$104.00	$101.07	2.9%

Housing

Item	Owen Sound	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	$549,000.00	$659,395.00	16.7%
Apartment Rent ($)	$1,080.00	$2,146.00	49.7%

Transportation

Item	Owen Sound	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$99.00	$102.07	3.0%

Utilities

Item	Owen Sound	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$106.00	$98.60	7.5%

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.
Arran-Elderslie, ON	7,811	89	10.9%
Chatsworth, ON	6,972	93	6.6%
Georgian Bluffs, ON	11,464	94	6.1%
Meaford, ON	11,896	94	5.7%
Owen Sound, ON	23,125	89	11.3%

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Leesburg, FL	23,142	n/a
Taylors, SC	23,107	n/a
Owen Sound, ON	23,125	89	11.3%