| Index | Atholville | New Brunswick | National | 
| Cost of living | 81 | 86 | 100 | 
| Goods & Services | 107 | 107 | 100 | 
| Groceries | 102 | 102 | 100 | 
| Health care | 90 | 90 | 100 | 
| Housing | 15 | 36 | 100 | 
| Transportation | 95 | 95 | 100 | 
| Utilities | 146 | 146 | 100 | 
| Cost of living index | |
| Goods & Services index | |
| Groceries index | |
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| Housing index | |
| Transportation index | |
| Utilities index | 
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax | 
| New Brunswick | 10% | 15% | 
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) | 
| New Brunswick | 9.68% | 20.3% | 
| Item | Atholville | National avg. | Difference | 
| Personal Care | $80.00 | $94.33 | 15.2% | 
| Recreation | $99.00 | $102.33 | 3.3% | 
| Item | Atholville | National avg. | Difference | 
| Meat, Poultry and Fish | $92.00 | $102.27 | 10.0% | 
| Dairy Products and Eggs | $100.00 | $104.67 | 4.5% | 
| Bakery and Cereal Products | $106.00 | $111.67 | 5.1% | 
| Fruit and Vegetables | $103.00 | $113.40 | 9.2% | 
| Alcoholic Beverages | $103.00 | $105.80 | 2.6% | 
| Item | Atholville | National avg. | Difference | 
| Doctor | $99.00 | $101.07 | 2.0% | 
| Item | Atholville | National avg. | Difference | 
| Home Price ($) | $n/a | $659,395.00 | 100.0% | 
| Apartment Rent ($) | $n/a | $2,146.00 | 100.0% | 
| Item | Atholville | National avg. | Difference | 
| Gasoline | $99.00 | $102.07 | 3.0% | 
| Item | Atholville | National avg. | Difference | 
| All Electricity | $94.00 | $98.60 | 4.7% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Dalhousie, NB | 976 | 80 | 19.9% | 
| Saint-André-de-Restigouche, QC | 156 | 80 | 19.8% | 
| Matapédia, QC | 628 | 80 | 19.6% | 
| Eel River Crossing, NB | 2,017 | 80 | 19.6% | 
| Ristigouche-Partie-Sud-Est, QC | 170 | 81 | 19.4% | 
| Atholville, NB | 3,652 | 81 | 19.3% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Lake of the Woods, AZ | 3,652 | n/a | |
| Oglesby, IL | 3,652 | n/a | |
| Melrose, MN | 3,651 | n/a | |
| Paulding, OH | 3,653 | n/a | |
| Powassan, ON | 3,653 | 87 | 13.1% | 
| Atholville, NB | 3,652 | 81 | 19.3% |