Index | Michigan Beach | St. Catharines | Ontario |
Cost of living | 98 | 91 | 111 |
Goods & Services | 108 | 108 | 107 |
Groceries | 100 | 100 | 101 |
Health care | 103 | 103 | 103 |
Housing | 71 | 50 | 120 |
Transportation | 107 | 107 | 104 |
Utilities | 130 | 130 | 119 |
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State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Ontario | 8% | 13% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Ontario | 5.05% | 13.16% |
Item | St. Catharines | National avg. | Difference |
Personal Care | $102.00 | $94.33 | 8.1% |
Recreation | $99.00 | $102.33 | 3.3% |
Item | St. Catharines | 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% |
Item | St. Catharines | National avg. | Difference |
Doctor | $104.00 | $101.07 | 2.9% |
Item | St. Catharines | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price ($) | $609,000.00 | $659,395.00 | 7.6% |
Apartment Rent ($) | $1,913.00 | $2,146.00 | 10.9% |
Item | St. Catharines | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $99.00 | $102.07 | 3.0% |
Item | St. Catharines | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $106.00 | $98.60 | 7.5% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Welland, ON | 56,929 | 89 | 11.1% |
Thorold, ON | 21,396 | 91 | 8.7% |
Niagara Falls, ON | 95,282 | 91 | 8.6% |
Lincoln, ON | 27,082 | 96 | 4.4% |
Pelham, ON | 18,077 | 99 | 1.4% |
St. Catharines, ON | 140,913 | 91 | 8.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Fullerton, CA | 141,061 | n/a | |
Midland, TX | 141,194 | n/a | |
Miramar, FL | 140,479 | n/a | |
Dayton, OH | 140,444 | n/a | |
Cambridge, ON | 140,221 | 94 | 6.0% |
St. Catharines, ON | 140,913 | 91 | 8.6% |