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25%
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9%
Goods & Services NAT. AVG.
68%
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 Shuniah Thunder Bay Ontario
Cost of living7576111
Goods & Services9191107
Groceries101101101
Health care9191103
Housing3235120
Transportation9696104
Utilities8787119

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

  • The cost of living in Shuniah is 33% lower than the Thunder Bay average
  • The cost of living in Shuniah is 25% lower than the national average
  • Shuniah housing is 68% 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 Thunder Bay National avg. Difference
      Personal Care $86.00$94.338.8%
      Recreation $98.00$102.334.2%

      Groceries

      Item Thunder Bay National avg. Difference
      Meat, Poultry and Fish $101.00$102.271.2%
      Dairy Products and Eggs $94.00$104.6710.2%
      Bakery and Cereal Products $98.00$111.6712.2%
      Fruit and Vegetables $103.00$113.409.2%
      Alcoholic Beverages $101.00$105.804.5%

      Health Care

      Item Thunder Bay National avg. Difference
      Doctor $95.00$101.076.0%

      Housing

      Item Thunder Bay National avg. Difference
      Home Price ($) $264,538.00$659,395.0059.9%
      Apartment Rent ($) $1,236.00$2,146.0042.4%

      Transportation

      Item Thunder Bay National avg. Difference
      Gasoline $94.00$102.077.9%

      Utilities

      Item Thunder Bay National avg. Difference
      All Electricity $91.00$98.607.7%
      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.
      Fort William 52, ON1,0717524.6%
      Oliver Paipoonge, ON6,4337921.0%
      Thunder Bay, ON111,4997624.4%

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      City Population Cost of Living Index National Avg.
      Antioch, CA111,468n/a 
      Centennial, CO111,331n/a 
      Lowell, MA111,311n/a 
      Downey, CA111,263n/a 
      Pueblo, CO111,776n/a 
      Thunder Bay, ON111,4997624.4%
      Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.