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Saskatchewan · 2025

Cost of living in Saskatoon

Saskatchewan's largest city pairs low rents with steady prairie incomes, making it one of the easier places in Canada to build a surplus.

73/ 100
Cost of Living Score
Affordable
Higher = more affordable
Typical monthly essentials
$2,034/mo
19% below the average city in our dataset

What it costs each month in Saskatoon

Typical figures for a one-person household. Your own number depends on your housing, habits, and income — that’s what the Cost of Living Score assessment works out.

Rent
Average one-bedroom
$1,350/mo
Groceries
Single adult
$385/mo
Transit
Adult monthly pass
$99/mo
Utilities
Hydro, heat & internet
$200/mo
Total essentials
$2,034/mo

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How Saskatoon compares

How this score is calculated

The Cost of Living Score adds up a city’s typical monthly essentials — rent, groceries, transit, and utilities — and compares that total to the average across the Canadian cities we track. A city at the average scores around 50; cheaper cities score higher, pricier ones lower. Higher always means more affordable.

Sources: Rent from CMHC Fall 2024 one-bedroom averages (Saskatoon CMA); groceries from Canada's Food Price Report 2025, lightly interpolated for SK; transit is the Saskatoon Transit adult monthly pass; utilities blend SaskPower/SaskEnergy and CRTC internet pricing. Figures are typical city-level estimates for a one-person household, not a personal budget, and shift over time.