Cost of Living in Sarnia

Updated:

Livingcost

Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1614
$3538
🛋️ Without rent
$674
$2023
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$940
$1515
🍽️ Food
$498
$1293
🚐 Transport
$55.7
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2381
😀 Quality of life
63
🏙️ Population
75K

The average cost of living in Sarnia is $1614, which is in the top 32% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 3020th out of 9294 in our global list, 114th out of 153 in Canada, and 38th out of 43 in Ontario.

The median after-tax salary is $2381, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months. Ranked 4965th (TOP 53%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 123rd best city to live in Canada, and 37th most liveable city in Ontario. With an estimated population of 75K, Sarnia is the 68th largest city in Canada.

✈️ Closest airport 8 km Chris Hadfield Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 7.4 µg/m³
Cost of living in Sarnia infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Sarnia

Prices for goods and services in Sarnia are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
 Cappuccino
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1853
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living