Cost of living by province

One country.
Different pressures.

See where food prices are moving faster than wages—and where households are gaining ground.

Current comparison

Affordability by province

12 months to August 2026 · ranked by wage headroom
  1. Prince Edward IslandGroceries−0.7%Wages+3.5% Wages 4.2 pts ahead
  2. Nova ScotiaGroceries+1.4%Wages+4.6% Wages 3.2 pts ahead
  3. New BrunswickGroceries+1.8%Wages+4.4% Wages 2.6 pts ahead
  4. QuebecGroceries+2.3%Wages+3.3% Wages 1.0 pts ahead
  5. British ColumbiaGroceries+3.5%Wages+4.0% Wages 0.5 pts ahead
  6. ManitobaGroceries+2.7%Wages+2.7% Wages 0.0 pts ahead
  7. Newfoundland and LabradorGroceries+1.6%Wages+1.3% Wages 0.3 pts behind
  8. OntarioGroceries+2.7%Wages+0.8% Wages 1.9 pts behind
  9. AlbertaGroceries+3.5%Wages+0.5% Wages 3.0 pts behind
  10. SaskatchewanGroceries+3.4%Wages+0.2% Wages 3.2 pts behind

Ranked by grocery inflation minus hourly wage growth over the same 12 months. Territories are not included because the wage series used covers provinces only.