Watson Lake, Yukon Cost Of Living

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17%

Overall NAT. AVG.

7%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

77%

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	Watson Lake	Yukon	National
Cost of living	83	97	100
Goods & Services	107	107	100
Groceries	112	112	100
Health care	96	96	100
Housing	23	78	100
Transportation	95	95	100
Utilities	126	126	100

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Watson Lake is 15% lower than the Yukon average
The cost of living in Watson Lake is 17% lower than the national average
Watson Lake housing is 77% lower than the national average
Yukon general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average
Yukon state income tax is 24% lower than the national average

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Yukon Sales Tax

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

Yukon Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Yukon	6.4%	15%

Goods & Services

Item	Watson Lake	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$92.00	$94.33	2.5%
Recreation	$107.00	$102.33	4.6%

Groceries

Item	Watson Lake	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$107.00	$102.27	4.6%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$106.00	$104.67	1.3%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$114.00	$111.67	2.1%
Fruit and Vegetables	$129.00	$113.40	13.8%
Alcoholic Beverages	$99.00	$105.80	6.4%

Health Care

Item	Watson Lake	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$101.00	$101.07	0.1%

Housing

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

Transportation

Item	Watson Lake	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$120.00	$102.07	17.6%

Utilities

Item	Watson Lake	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$93.00	$98.60	5.7%

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.
Lower Post, BC	55	108	8.3%
Upper Liard, YT	137	83	17.2%
Two Mile and Two and One-Half Mile Village, YT	205	83	16.9%
Liard River 3, BC	30	85	15.0%
Watson Lake, YT	869	83	17.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Rainbow City, AZ	869	n/a
Alpaugh, CA	869	n/a
Matherville, IL	869	n/a
Odell, IL	869	n/a
Finzel, MD	869	n/a
Watson Lake, YT	869	83	17.3%

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