St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Population
- 111,000
- Coordinates
- 47.56° N, 52.71° W
- Time zone
- America/St Johns
- Prices for
- Sep 2026
One person needs about $2,020 a month in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, rent included: 66% less than in New York. The average net salary is $2,817 a month.
Livability
Seven domain scores, weighted by how much each matters to daily life; each is a percentile among the cities with that data. Ranks count only high-confidence cities: six or more domains and twenty or more contributors.
62out of 100
- Purchasing power25%74
- Safety20%53
- Health carecountry15%59
- Climate10%53
- Air quality10%97
- Connectivitycountry10%61
- Cost10%34
How each domain is scored
- Purchasing power, 25%
- What a local net salary buys against local prices, as a percentile.
- Safety, 20%
- Numbeo safety index for the city, or for its country when the city has no survey.
- Health care, 15%
- Numbeo health care index, city first, then country.
- Climate, 10%
- Numbeo climate index where surveyed, otherwise a comfort score from NASA climate normals.
- Air quality, 10%
- 30-day mean US AQI on a 0-100 scale: 100 at AQI 25 or cleaner, 0 at 150 or worse.
- Connectivity, 10%
- Percentile of median fixed broadband download speed, city first, then country.
- Cost, 10%
- Cheaper places score higher: the percentile of the cost-of-living plus rent index, inverted.
- Worldwide, among high-confidence cities
- #414
- Livability rank in Canada
- #32
- Cheapest-city rank, worldwide
- #2,272
What it costs
US dollars a month. Indices compare with New York, which is 100; changes are against the same month a year earlier.
Cost of living index
68.5
New York = 100, rent excluded
+1.2%in 12 months
Rent index
21.4
New York = 100
+12.2%in 12 months
Purchasing power
159.4
Net salary against costs, New York = 100
Net salary
$2,817
Average, after tax
One person
$2,020
$1,028 without rent
Family of four
$4,774
$3,213 without rent
Rent, one bedroom in the centre
$992
35% of a net salary
Price to income
3.2
Years of income to buy a 90 m² flat
Prices
55 everyday prices in US dollars, the median of this month's contributions, each against a base you choose.
Compare with
Differences are against New York; teal marks a price that is lower (or a salary that is higher).
| Item | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | New York | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | |||
| Meal, inexpensive restaurant | $18.03 | $25.00 | −28% |
| Meal for 2, mid-range restaurant (3 courses) | $72.11 | $140 | −48% |
| McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent combo meal) | $12.06 | $14.00 | −14% |
| Domestic beer (0.5 l, draught) | $5.05 | $8.00 | −37% |
| Imported beer (0.33 l bottle, restaurant) | $5.41 | $10.00 | −46% |
| Cappuccino (regular) | $4.15 | $6.37 | −35% |
| Coke/Pepsi (0.33 l bottle) | $2.58 | $3.80 | −32% |
| Water (0.33 l bottle) | $2.16 | $2.89 | −25% |
| Markets | |||
| Milk (1 l) | $3.06 | $1.36 | +125% |
| Loaf of fresh white bread (500g) | $3.07 | $4.68 | −34% |
| Rice, white (1 kg) | $4.36 | $6.97 | −37% |
| Eggs (12) | $3.73 | $5.73 | −35% |
| Local cheese (1 kg) | $11.53 | $17.38 | −34% |
| Chicken fillets (1 kg) | $13.42 | $15.11 | −11% |
| Beef round (1 kg, or equivalent red meat) | $11.89 | $17.77 | −33% |
| Apples (1 kg) | $4.78 | $6.11 | −22% |
| Bananas (1 kg) | $3.05 | $2.20 | +39% |
| Oranges (1 kg) | $4.94 | $5.77 | −14% |
| Tomato (1 kg) | $3.04 | $6.25 | −51% |
| Potato (1 kg) | $2.69 | $3.47 | −22% |
| Onion (1 kg) | $2.26 | $4.17 | −46% |
| Lettuce (1 head) | $4.33 | $2.72 | +59% |
| Water (1.5 l bottle) | $2.01 | $2.50 | −20% |
| Bottle of wine, mid-range | $16.08 | $20.00 | −20% |
| Domestic beer (0.5 l bottle) | $4.13 | $3.21 | +29% |
| Imported beer (0.33 l bottle) | $4.34 | $3.96 | +10% |
| Cigarettes (20 pack, Marlboro) | $14.42 | $19.00 | −24% |
| Transport | |||
| One-way ticket, local transport | $1.80 | $3.00 | −40% |
| Monthly pass, regular price | $56.24 | $140 | −60% |
| Taxi start, normal tariff | $3.24 | $3.00 | +8% |
| Taxi, 1 km, normal tariff | $1.80 | $2.18 | −17% |
| Taxi, 1 hour waiting, normal tariff | $29.20 | $42.00 | −30% |
| Gasoline (1 l) | $1.27 | $1.10 | +15% |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (or equivalent new car) | $28,540 | $35,458 | −20% |
| Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW (or equivalent new car) | $22,230 | $25,309 | −12% |
| Utilities, per month | |||
| Basic utilities, 85m² apartment (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage) | — | — | — |
| Mobile plan (calls + 10GB data) | $42.18 | $73.50 | −43% |
| Internet (60 Mbps+, unlimited, cable/ADSL) | $76.58 | $71.93 | +6% |
| Sports and leisure | |||
| Fitness club, monthly fee (1 adult) | $68.02 | $126 | −46% |
| Tennis court rent (1 hour, weekend) | $19.11 | $62.38 | −69% |
| Cinema, 1 seat, international release | $10.82 | $23.00 | −53% |
| Childcare | |||
| Preschool, full day, private (monthly, 1 child) | $541 | $3,366 | −84% |
| International primary school (yearly, 1 child) | $10,095 | $60,589 | −83% |
| Clothing and shoes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (Levi's 501 or similar) | $67.06 | $72.80 | −8% |
| 1 summer dress, chain store (Zara, H&M) | $51.20 | $53.22 | −4% |
| 1 pair of Nike running shoes, mid-range | $81.48 | $118 | −31% |
| 1 pair of men's leather business shoes | $95.66 | $125 | −23% |
| Rent, per month | |||
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre | $992 | $4,417 | −78% |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) outside centre | $801 | $3,033 | −74% |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre | $1,561 | $9,242 | −83% |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside centre | $1,383 | $5,461 | −75% |
| Buying an apartment | |||
| Price per square meter, apartment in city centre | $2,018 | $18,759 | −89% |
| Price per square meter, apartment outside centre | $1,599 | $6,523 | −75% |
| Salary and financing | |||
| Average monthly net salary, after tax | $2,817 | $5,178 | −46% |
| Mortgage interest rate, 20-year fixed rate (%) | 4.57% | 6.49% | −1.9 pts |
Three years of prices
Each line starts at 100 in its first month, so a rise in rent can be read against a rise in salary on the same scale. The core basket is twelve everyday prices. Hover for the actual values.
Show the monthly values
| Month | Core basket index | Rent, 1 bedroom | Net salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 70.0 | $992 | $2,817 |
| Aug 2026 | — | $985 | $2,809 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | — |
| May 2026 | 71.7 | $963 | $2,862 |
| Mar 2026 | 71.7 | $977 | $2,912 |
| Feb 2026 | 71.6 | $980 | $2,843 |
| Jan 2026 | 70.5 | $964 | $2,808 |
| Dec 2025 | 72.5 | $949 | $2,839 |
| Nov 2025 | 71.7 | $944 | $2,698 |
| Oct 2025 | 72.0 | $917 | $2,704 |
| Sep 2025 | 72.8 | $885 | $2,732 |
| Aug 2025 | 73.4 | $907 | $2,719 |
| May 2025 | 71.4 | $909 | $2,586 |
| Apr 2025 | 70.1 | $888 | $2,542 |
| Mar 2025 | 69.3 | $869 | $2,506 |
| Feb 2025 | 69.0 | $869 | $2,513 |
| Jan 2025 | 68.8 | $877 | $2,507 |
| Dec 2024 | 68.8 | $876 | $2,595 |
| Nov 2024 | 70.2 | $894 | $2,647 |
| Oct 2024 | 70.8 | $924 | $2,738 |
| Feb 2024 | — | $970 | $2,625 |
| Jan 2024 | 93.9 | $1,301 | $3,524 |
| Dec 2023 | 92.7 | $1,301 | $3,524 |
| Nov 2023 | 93.5 | $1,116 | $3,524 |
| Oct 2023 | 93.8 | $1,114 | $3,524 |
Safety
Numbeo crime survey, 2022-mid. Both indices run 0 to 100; they are two sides of the same answers.
Safety index53.0Higher is safer−0.1 since the previous survey
Crime index47.0Lower is better
- Feeling safe overall53.0
Quality of life
Numbeo's published indices for St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Listed as Numbeo computes them, next to this index's own figures above.
- Cost of living (Numbeo)New York = 100
- 62.0
- Rent (Numbeo)New York = 100
- 21.7
- Groceries (Numbeo)New York = 100
- 71.6
- Restaurants (Numbeo)New York = 100
- 60.6
Climate
Monthly means from NASA POWER climate normals. Temperature bands use the same scale on every city page.
°C−2−2−1148141613951Rain, mm1271051179090869390104131128140JFMAMJJASOND
- Annual mean
- 5.4 °C
- Warmest monthAugust
- 15.8 °C
- Coldest monthFebruary
- −2.5 °C
- Rain a year
- 1,300 mm
- HumidityRelative, annual mean
- 88%
- SunshineSolar energy per day
- 3.0 kWh/m²
- Clear-sky daysA year
- 2
- Comfort score0-100, 100 at 14-22 °C
- 53
Air, internet and housing
The last 30 days of air, the latest month of broadband tests, and the property survey.
Air
Good
US AQI, mean of the last 2 days
- Unhealthy days
- 0AQI above 100
- Worst day
- 30
- PM2.5
- 2.6µg/m³, mean
- Air score
- 970-100
Internet
Canada median; city not listed258Mbps download, fixed broadband, median
- Upload
- 95Mbps, fixed
- Latency
- 10ms, fixed
- Mobile download
- 86Mbps
- Mobile latency
- 25ms
Speedtest Global Index, Aug 2026.
Housing
$2,018Per m² to buy in the centre, $1,599 outside
- Price to income
- 3.2Years of income, 90 m² flat
- Price to rent
- 9.8Years of rent, centre
- Rental yield
- 10.2%Gross, centre
- Mortgage rate
- 4.57%20-year fixed
- 80 m² in the centre
- 4.8Years of net salary
Numbeo property survey, 20 Sept 2026.
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About these numbers
What the figures on this page rest on.
- Confidence
- High confidence
- Contributors
- 30Numbeo price survey
- Latest prices
- Sep 20263 readings that month
- Months with prices
- 10 of 12Last 12 months
- Items priced
- 98%1 basket items from the country median
- Location
- Matched to a GeoNames reference city
- Index rebuilt
- 25 Sept 2026