| Index | Queen's Park | Barrie | Ontario |
| Cost of living | 91 | 94 | 111 |
| Goods & Services | 108 | 108 | 107 |
| Groceries | 100 | 100 | 101 |
| Health care | 103 | 103 | 103 |
| Housing | 47 | 58 | 120 |
| Transportation | 107 | 107 | 104 |
| Utilities | 130 | 130 | 119 |
| Cost of living index | |
| Goods & Services index | |
| Groceries index | |
| Health care index | |
| Housing index | |
| Transportation index | |
| Utilities index |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Ontario | 8% | 13% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Ontario | 5.05% | 13.16% |
| Item | Barrie | National avg. | Difference |
| Personal Care | $102.00 | $94.33 | 8.1% |
| Recreation | $99.00 | $102.33 | 3.3% |
| Item | Barrie | National avg. | Difference |
| Meat, Poultry and Fish | $99.00 | $102.27 | 3.2% |
| Dairy Products and Eggs | $101.00 | $104.67 | 3.5% |
| Bakery and Cereal Products | $97.00 | $111.67 | 13.1% |
| Fruit and Vegetables | $98.00 | $113.40 | 13.6% |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $102.00 | $105.80 | 3.6% |
| Item | Barrie | National avg. | Difference |
| Doctor | $104.00 | $101.07 | 2.9% |
| Item | Barrie | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price ($) | $766,800.00 | $659,395.00 | 16.3% |
| Apartment Rent ($) | $2,203.00 | $2,146.00 | 2.7% |
| Item | Barrie | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $99.00 | $102.07 | 3.0% |
| Item | Barrie | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $106.00 | $98.60 | 7.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Essa, ON | 24,435 | 97 | 2.6% |
| Innisfil, ON | 44,305 | 98 | 1.8% |
| Springwater, ON | 21,091 | 101 | 0.8% |
| Oro-Medonte, ON | 23,738 | 101 | 1.0% |
| Barrie, ON | 159,618 | 94 | 6.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Coquitlam, BC | 159,980 | 117 | 17.0% |
| Abbotsford, BC | 160,174 | 101 | 0.8% |
| Hayward, CA | 158,817 | n/a | |
| Alexandria, VA | 158,309 | n/a | |
| Lancaster, CA | 157,697 | n/a | |
| Barrie, ON | 159,618 | 94 | 6.2% |