| Index | Onward Willow | Guelph | Ontario |
| Cost of living | 90 | 97 | 111 |
| Goods & Services | 108 | 108 | 107 |
| Groceries | 100 | 100 | 101 |
| Health care | 103 | 103 | 103 |
| Housing | 45 | 68 | 120 |
| Transportation | 107 | 107 | 104 |
| Utilities | 130 | 130 | 119 |
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| 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 | Guelph | National avg. | Difference |
| Personal Care | $102.00 | $94.33 | 8.1% |
| Recreation | $99.00 | $102.33 | 3.3% |
| Item | Guelph | 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 | Guelph | National avg. | Difference |
| Doctor | $104.00 | $101.07 | 2.9% |
| Item | Guelph | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price ($) | $778,800.00 | $659,395.00 | 18.1% |
| Apartment Rent ($) | $2,137.00 | $2,146.00 | 0.4% |
| Item | Guelph | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $99.00 | $102.07 | 3.0% |
| Item | Guelph | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $106.00 | $98.60 | 7.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Cambridge, ON | 140,221 | 94 | 6.0% |
| Kitchener, ON | 259,162 | 95 | 5.4% |
| Waterloo, ON | 118,234 | 98 | 2.5% |
| Centre Wellington, ON | 30,896 | 98 | 1.9% |
| Woolwich, ON | 28,438 | 101 | 0.6% |
| Guelph, ON | 147,931 | 97 | 3.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Naperville, IL | 147,734 | n/a | |
| Rockford, IL | 147,441 | n/a | |
| Joliet, IL | 147,323 | n/a | |
| Killeen, TX | 148,573 | n/a | |
| Lévis, QC | 149,331 | 75 | 25.2% |
| Guelph, ON | 147,931 | 97 | 3.1% |