| Index | Dolbeau-Mistassini | Quebec | National |
| Cost of living | 70 | 82 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 84 | 84 | 100 |
| Groceries | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Health care | 102 | 102 | 100 |
| Housing | 22 | 62 | 100 |
| Transportation | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Utilities | 84 | 84 | 100 |
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| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Quebec | 9.975% | 14.975% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Quebec | 15% | 25.75% |
| Item | Dolbeau-Mistassini | National avg. | Difference |
| Personal Care | $106.00 | $94.33 | 12.4% |
| Recreation | $98.00 | $102.33 | 4.2% |
| Item | Dolbeau-Mistassini | National avg. | Difference |
| Meat, Poultry and Fish | $100.00 | $102.27 | 2.2% |
| Dairy Products and Eggs | $102.00 | $104.67 | 2.5% |
| Bakery and Cereal Products | $103.00 | $111.67 | 7.8% |
| Fruit and Vegetables | $99.00 | $113.40 | 12.7% |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $92.00 | $105.80 | 13.0% |
| Item | Dolbeau-Mistassini | National avg. | Difference |
| Doctor | $98.00 | $101.07 | 3.0% |
| Item | Dolbeau-Mistassini | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price ($) | $n/a | $659,395.00 | 100.0% |
| Apartment Rent ($) | $496.00 | $2,146.00 | 76.9% |
| Item | Dolbeau-Mistassini | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $104.00 | $102.07 | 1.9% |
| Item | Dolbeau-Mistassini | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $98.00 | $98.60 | 0.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Saint-Eugène-d'Argentenay, QC | 439 | 67 | 32.8% |
| Albanel, QC | 2,233 | 68 | 31.7% |
| Péribonka, QC | 533 | 68 | 31.6% |
| Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, QC | 260 | 69 | 31.0% |
| Saint-Félicien, QC | 10,179 | 71 | 29.5% |
| Dolbeau-Mistassini, QC | 13,956 | 70 | 30.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Halawa, HI | 13,953 | n/a | |
| Cayce, SC | 13,964 | n/a | |
| Powell River, BC | 13,967 | 88 | 11.6% |
| Wixom, MI | 13,970 | n/a | |
| Hutchinson, MN | 13,935 | n/a | |
| Dolbeau-Mistassini, QC | 13,956 | 70 | 30.2% |