Cost of Living in Saskatoon
Summary of cost of living in Saskatoon, Canada:
- A family of four estimated monthly costs are 3,811.2$ (5,214.3C$) without rent (using our estimator).
- A single person estimated monthly costs are 1,094.7$ (1,497.7C$) without rent.
- Saskatoon is 5.4% less expensive than Columbus (without rent, see our cost of living index).
- Rent in Saskatoon is, on average, 33.7% lower than in Columbus.
Restaurants |  Edit |
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| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 24.00 C$ | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 100.00 C$ | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 12.50 C$ | |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 8.00 C$ | |
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 9.00 C$ | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 5.00 C$ | |
| Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 2.67 C$ | |
| Water (12 oz small bottle) | 2.19 C$ | |
Markets | Edit |
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| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 10.48 C$ | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 3.10 C$ | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 2.39 C$ | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 4.48 C$ | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 5.38 C$ | |
| Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 7.45 C$ | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 8.68 C$ | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 2.56 C$ | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 0.85 C$ | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 2.08 C$ | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 1.68 C$ | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 1.14 C$ | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 1.31 C$ | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 3.41 C$ | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 2.52 C$ | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 20.00 C$ | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 4.55 C$ | |
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 5.33 C$ | |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 20.00 C$ | |
Transportation | Edit |
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| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 3.12 C$ | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 90.00 C$ | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 4.50 C$ | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 4.02 C$ | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 20.00 C$ | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 5.73 C$ | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 33,978.00 C$ | |
| Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 28,661.94 C$ | |
Utilities (Monthly) | Edit |
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| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 326.44 C$ | |
| Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 90.70 C$ | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 100.40 C$ | |
Sports And Leisure | Edit |
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| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 52.14 C$ | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 26.67 C$ | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 20.00 C$ | |
Childcare | Edit |
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| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 850.00 C$ | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 13,900.00 C$ | |
Clothing And Shoes | Edit |
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| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 88.00 C$ | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 75.25 C$ | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 142.86 C$ | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 183.33 C$ | |
Rent Per Month | Edit |
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| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 1,487.50 C$ | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 1,283.75 C$ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 2,400.00 C$ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 1,928.00 C$ | |
Buy Apartment Price | Edit |
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| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 344.00 C$ | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 226.00 C$ | |
Salaries And Financing | Edit |
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| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 3,666.25 C$ | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 6.97 |
Prices in Saskatoon
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Last update: April 2024
Last update: April 2024
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| Cost of Living in Melfort, SK | 108.71 miles |
| Cost of Living in Tisdale, SK | 131.39 miles |
| Cost of Living in Moose Jaw, SK | 152.95 miles |
| Cost of Living in Regina | 160.37 miles |
| Cost of Living in Lloydminster | 170.93 miles |
| Cost of Living in Meadow Lake, SK | 187.00 miles |
| Cost of Living in Yorkton | 204.96 miles |
| Cost of Living in Swan River | 230.16 miles |
| Cost of Living in La Ronge, SK | 237.03 miles |
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Saskatchewan functions much like anywhere with conservative majority. If you're rich, the government helps you get richer. You're allowed to bring in dirt-poor immigrants and drive wages down for everyone else as a business owner. You retain the liberty to ruin your community through driving wages down and unsustainable business practices. If you're poor, good luck, the housing benefit is $500 and the lowest rent in the city is $800-900.
It seems the government (Provincial and Municipal) is really disconnected from reality and the needs of the citizens. They and their wealthier friends would rather stop on or over you than help the people of Saskatoon. The pull a lot of secret and back door deals too that put citizens at risk of more struggles.
This city has the citizens acting like the wealthy politicians and CEO’s, greed and scams is what they are all about.
The city asks high rates for waste disposal and small garbage bins, high costs for the dump and wonder why people are complaining that the city is shingling with excess dumping throughout the alleys and basically anywhere they can find! Keep raising the costs and have no shelters or decent addiction centres and you keep driving up the crime and addictions, because of poverty. There is no such thing as affordable housing in this city, the slumlords ask more for rent than people can use towards shelter. If they are on assistance, they can’t even afford a bedroom in someone’s home! $1500 for two bedroom main floor, that is shared with the owner, is absolutely ridiculous and the city doesn’t even ensure that these places are liveable. This City and Province is all about the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. Soon the whole country will be filled with looters, addicts and destruction, because the wealthy and all the religions only care about getting what they want, not what they need.
Foreigners here are keeping wages low in Saskatoon. Why hire a Canadian and pay them fair wages with benefits, when you can hire a cheap Filipino worker and pay them the bare minimum with NO benefits? The ONLY reason these foreign workers put up with slave wages is because their jobs are tied to their permanent residency in Canada. If they quit their minimum wage jobs, they are deported back to their third world countries.
Unfortunately, wages here in Saskatoon do not reflect the true cost of living.
We are planning to come Saskatchewan with my wife and 6 year daughter. May you please one room and kitchen home for rest will cost us? And how much would be out living cost there???
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