Living in St. John's

In St. John's, tenants pay an average rent of €863 a month (2025) and unemployment is 11.5% (2021).

Monthly mean temperatures were −4.2°C in January and 16°C in July. The city covered 446 km² in 2021. Population density was 247.8 people per km² in 2021. The unemployment rate was 11.5% in May 2021. 21.9% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021. St.

Last checked 2026-10-1028 sources

Population110,525people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, St. John's (Census subdivision 1001519)

Median gross salary3,595EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent862.7EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision

Unemployment rate11.5%country median 8.4% — 37% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population

Recorded crime6,484offences per 100,000country median 4,873 — 33% aboveIndependent source · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024

PM2.5, annual mean5.42µg/m³country median 3.6 — 49% aboveOfficial source · Environment and Climate Change Canada NAPS — 2024 annual PM2.5 daily-mean summaries

Higher unemployment than 79% of Canadian cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 66% of Canadian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 83% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to St. John's?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50

Transport pass€49

Mobile plan, 10 GB€24

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	49.79 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Bell Fibe 500 home internet³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan⁹Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	48.57 EUR/month	13 Sept 2026	St. John's Transportation Commission / Metrobus¹⁰Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	21.9 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰Official
Dwellings	54,067 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Main residence dwellings	49,298 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	853.9 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, average rents for areas with a population of 10,000 and over⁴Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	862.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision²Official
Recorded property crimes	8,410 violations/year	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁸Official

Is St. John's a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–57%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–62%

Student33%strong on cost, weak on education · range 23–43%

Family42%strong on family, weak on education · range 33–51%

Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–66%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in St. John's?

The median gross salary is about 3,595 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

Median gross salary: 3,595 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹³
Median gross salary (regional): 2,527 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca²²

What is the unemployment rate in St. John's?

The unemployment rate is 11.5 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in St. John's is 11.5%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

125

108

0–22–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–2020–22

St. John's 11.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	54.6 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median gross salary	3,595 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,527 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca²²Official
Unemployment rate	11.5 %country median 8.4%	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰Official

What does a salary buy in St. John's?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,760of €2,745 take-home

Rent
Transport
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,745
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31	− €863
Public transport pass€49 · official · St. John's Transportation Commission / Metrobus · 2026-09-13	− €49
Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city	—
Internet€50 · official · Bell Fibe 500 home internet · 2026-09-30	− €50
Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30	− €24
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€1,760

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in St. John's Salary needed to live in St. John's

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to St. John's. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

Government of Canada

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in St. John's. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is St. John's?

Police recorded 6,484 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 6,484 offences per 100,000 · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024²⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesSt. John's highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894

Edmonton7,108

St. John's6,484

Halifax6,020

Vancouver5,438

Calgary4,796

London4,743

Québec4,630

Ottawa4,298

Hamilton4,257

Toronto4,177

Montreal3,674

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,484 offences per 100,000country median 4,873	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024²⁵Independent
Recorded violent crimes	4,389 violations/year	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁸Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Workers commuting by bicycle	0.2 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰Official
Workers commuting by public transport	5.4 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰Official
Workers walking to work	7 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰Official
Destinations from nearest airport	13 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁷Official
Nearest airport	YYT	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	7 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for St. John's. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

For newcomers to Canada.

English, FrenchFree

Open official information

Open the full Canada section

National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in St. John's.

Find courses near St. John's

Climate and air quality

Monthly precipitation was 153 mm in January and 100.1 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 5.42 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in St. John's?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.42 µg/m³ · Environment and Climate Change Canada NAPS — 2024 annual PM2.5 daily-mean summaries⁶

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

-1°-8°

1°-6°

6°-2°

11°2°

16°6°

21°11°

21°12°

17°8°

11°4°

7°0°

2°-4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

153

123

140

122

100

126

158

157

174

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.4WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in St. John's is 5.4 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1113–1415–1616–1717–1820–2140–41

St. John's 5.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.42 µg/m³country median 3.6	31 Dec 2024	Environment and Climate Change Canada NAPS — 2024 annual PM2.5 daily-mean summaries⁶Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan -0.7 · Feb -1 · Mar 1.2 · Apr 5.6 · May 11 · Jun 15.7 · Jul 20.9 · Aug 20.8 · Sep 17 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 2.1 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — ST. JOHN'S INTL A, 1991-2020⁵Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -7.8 · Feb -8.4 · Mar -5.7 · Apr -1.9 · May 1.6 · Jun 5.9 · Jul 11.2 · Aug 12.1 · Sep 8.5 · Oct 4.3 · Nov 0 · Dec -4.1 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — ST. JOHN'S INTL A, 1991-2020⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -4.2 · Feb -4.7 · Mar -2.2 · Apr 1.8 · May 6.3 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 16 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 12.8 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 3.4 · Dec -1 °C	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — ST. JOHN'S INTL A, 1991-2020⁵Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 153 · Feb 122.8 · Mar 140.1 · Apr 121.6 · May 98.1 · Jun 88.2 · Jul 100.1 · Aug 99.8 · Sep 125.8 · Oct 158.1 · Nov 157.4 · Dec 173.9 mm	31 Dec 2020	Canadian Climate Normals — ST. JOHN'S INTL A, 1991-2020⁵Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in St. John's?

The published population was 110,525 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, St. John's (Census subdivision 1001519)¹⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.2%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	446 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
City area	446 km²	2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (St. John's, CSD 1001519)¹⁶Official
Foreign-resident share	6.98 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	7,510 people	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign population total; it is not immigrant status.¹⁹Official
Population density	247.8 people/km²	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.¹⁹Official
Population	110,525 people	1 Jan 2021	Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, St. John's (Census subdivision 1001519)¹⁷Official
Population covered by crime statistics	231,746 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)¹⁸Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

100,163

104,927

109,690

114,454

113,46820012005200920152022

Population rose 12.2% between 2001 and 2022, from 101,149 to 113,468.

International community in St. John's

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data	7,510	100.0%
Asia	3,300	43.9%
Europe	1,795	23.9%
Africa	1,380	18.4%
Americas	985	13.1%
United Kingdom	805	10.7%
Philippines	625	8.3%
Other places of birth in Africa	540	7.2%
United States of America	505	6.7%
India	480	6.4%
Syria	450	6.0%

Show 44 more groups

Published group	People	Share
China	415	5.5%
Other places of birth in Asia	405	5.4%
Other places of birth in Europe	375	5.0%
Nigeria	315	4.2%
Bangladesh	195	2.6%
Other places of birth in Americas	175	2.3%
Eritrea	155	2.1%
Pakistan	150	2.0%
France	125	1.7%
Iraq	110	1.5%
Colombia	105	1.4%
Egypt	105	1.4%
Russian Federation	100	1.3%
Germany	95	1.3%
Iran	95	1.3%
Jamaica	90	1.2%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	75	1.0%
Ethiopia	75	1.0%
Hong Kong	75	1.0%
South Africa, Republic of	70	0.9%
Viet Nam	70	0.9%
Lebanon	65	0.9%
Romania	55	0.7%
Korea, South	50	0.7%
Oceania and other places of birth	50	0.7%
Ukraine	45	0.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	40	0.5%
Netherlands	40	0.5%
Sri Lanka	40	0.5%
Brazil	35	0.5%
Taiwan	35	0.5%
Italy	30	0.4%
Algeria	30	0.4%
Trinidad and Tobago	25	0.3%
Croatia	25	0.3%
Poland	25	0.3%
Turkey	20	0.3%
El Salvador	15	0.2%
Portugal	15	0.2%
Somalia	15	0.2%
Guyana	10	0.1%
Peru	10	0.1%
Hungary	10	0.1%
Serbia	10	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data	107,655	100.0%
Canadian citizens	100,150	93.0%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	83,585	77.6%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	16,560	15.4%
Not Canadian citizens	7,510	7.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	108,065	100.0%
Single responses	106,625	98.7%
Official languages	102,535	94.9%
English	102,210	94.6%
Non-official languages	4,090	3.8%
Non-Indigenous languages	4,085	3.8%
Indo-European languages	1,670	1.5%
Multiple responses	1,440	1.3%
English and non-official language(s)	1,255	1.2%
Indo-Iranian languages	1,170	1.1%
Afro-Asiatic languages	1,035	1.0%

Show 107 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Semitic languages	995	0.9%
Arabic	865	0.8%
Indo-Aryan languages	845	0.8%
Sino-Tibetan languages	615	0.6%
Chinese languages	600	0.6%
Mandarin	475	0.4%
French	320	0.3%
Iranian languages	320	0.3%
Bengali	300	0.3%
Austronesian languages	290	0.3%
Italic (Romance) languages	285	0.3%
Persian languages	275	0.3%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	255	0.2%
Iranian Persian	240	0.2%
Punjabi (Panjabi)	210	0.2%
Spanish	200	0.2%
English and French	145	0.1%
Dravidian languages	125	0.1%
Balto-Slavic languages	120	0.1%
Slavic languages	120	0.1%
Niger-Congo languages	120	0.1%
Tigrigna	110	0.1%
Urdu	110	0.1%
Yue (Cantonese)	105	0.1%
Hindi	85	0.1%
Russian	70	0.1%
Portuguese	70	0.1%
Germanic languages	65	0.1%
Sign languages	60	0.1%
American Sign Language	55	0.1%
Gujarati	55	0.1%
Malayalam	50	0.0%
Cushitic languages	45	0.0%
Austro-Asiatic languages	45	0.0%
Vietnamese	45	0.0%
Tamil	45	0.0%
Korean	45	0.0%
Swahili	40	0.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	40	0.0%
Creole languages	35	0.0%
Nepali	35	0.0%
Kurdish	35	0.0%
Turkic languages	30	0.0%
Yoruba	25	0.0%
Albanian	25	0.0%
High German languages	25	0.0%
German	25	0.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	25	0.0%
Akan (Twi)	25	0.0%
Turkish	20	0.0%
Oromo	20	0.0%
Telugu	20	0.0%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.	20	0.0%
Tibeto-Burman languages	15	0.0%
French and non-official language(s)	15	0.0%
English, French and non-official language(s)	15	0.0%
Multiple non-official languages	15	0.0%
Morisyen	15	0.0%
Polish	15	0.0%
Afrikaans	15	0.0%
Scandinavian languages	15	0.0%
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	0.0%
Nilo-Saharan languages	10	0.0%
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	10	0.0%
Chinese, n.o.s.	10	0.0%
Uralic languages	10	0.0%
Hungarian	10	0.0%
Bilen	10	0.0%
Somali	10	0.0%
Cebuano	10	0.0%
Armenian	10	0.0%
Bulgarian	10	0.0%
Ukrainian	10	0.0%
Norwegian	10	0.0%
Pashto	10	0.0%
Dari	10	0.0%
Romanian	10	0.0%
Japanese	10	0.0%
Shona	5	0.0%
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Nuer	5	0.0%
Burmese	5	0.0%
Kuki-Chin languages	5	0.0%
Karenic languages	5	0.0%
S'gaw Karen	5	0.0%
Azerbaijani	5	0.0%
Turkic languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Indigenous languages	5	0.0%
Amharic	5	0.0%
Aramaic languages	5	0.0%
Aramaic, n.o.s.	5	0.0%
Bikol	5	0.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.	5	0.0%
Hiligaynon	5	0.0%
Ilocano	5	0.0%
Sango	5	0.0%
Creole languages, n.i.e.	5	0.0%
Kannada	5	0.0%
Baltic languages	5	0.0%
Czech	5	0.0%
Serbo-Croatian	5	0.0%
Croatian	5	0.0%
Dutch	5	0.0%
Greek	5	0.0%
Marathi	5	0.0%
Italian	5	0.0%
Ganda	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	11.6 %	11 May 2021	Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population²⁰Official
Households	49,295 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Labour force participation rate	61.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Median age	42 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on St. John's

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Paradise as a St. John's alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 92.6 km Paradise vs 7.0 km St. John's+1223%
Foreign residents: 1.5% Paradise vs 7.0% St. John's−78%
Median gross pay, region: €3,181 Paradise vs €2,527 St. John's+26%
Unemployment: 8.5% Paradise vs 11.5% St. John's−26%
Residents: 22,957 Paradise vs 110,525 St. John's−79%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,163 (2025) Paradise vs 6,484 (2024) St. John'sno percentage
Median gross pay, city: €3,949 Paradise vs €3,595 St. John's+10%

Full comparison More about Paradise

Delta as a St. John's alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 5005 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 33.2% Delta vs 7.0% St. John's+375%
Unemployment: 7.3% Delta vs 11.5% St. John's−37%
Nearest airport: 13.1 km Delta vs 7.0 km St. John's+87%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,181 Delta vs 6,484 St. John'sno percentage
Median gross pay, city: €3,704 Delta vs €3,595 St. John's+3%
Median gross pay, region: €2,614 Delta vs €2,527 St. John's+3%
Residents: 108,455 Delta vs 110,525 St. John's−2%

Full comparison More about Delta

Cities near St. John's

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Mount Pearl Commuting Zone · 8.6 km away

Salary: 3,181 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Torbay Commuting Zone · 10.0 km away

Salary: 3,840 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Paradise Commuting Zone · 12.0 km away

Salary: 3,949 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Conception Bay South Commuting Zone · 22.1 km away

Salary: 3,513 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

Other cities in Canada to compare with St. John's, nearest in population first.

All Canada cities

Thunder Bay108,843 residents Delta108,455 residents Chatham-Kent103,988 residents Clarington101,427 residents Red Deer100,844 residents Terrebonne122,102 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in St. John's?

The published population was 110,525 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, St. John's (Census subdivision 1001519).

Is the air quality good in St. John's?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada NAPS — 2024 annual PM2.5 daily-mean summaries.

How safe is St. John's?

Police recorded 6,484 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024.

What is the typical salary in St. John's?

The median gross salary is about 3,595 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the unemployment rate in St. John's?

The unemployment rate is 11.5 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around St. John's?

The median gross salary is 2,527 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is St. John's a good place to live?

St. John's may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near St. John's?

Mount Pearl, Torbay, Paradise, Conception Bay South are near St. John's. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Asia live in St. John's?

The official country of birth distribution records 3,300 people (43.9%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). St. John's, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8fe47b00ab2f2117a606d76ab954b17d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/st-john-s/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_st-john-s-canada-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_a1e89df2b7a9,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {St. John's, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {8fe47b00ab2f2117a606d76ab954b17d},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/st-john-s/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[St. John's, Canada: population, rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ca/st-john-s/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 8fe47b00ab2f2117a606d76ab954b17d; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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