| Index | Centre District | Kitchener | Ontario |
| Cost of living | 89 | 95 | 111 |
| Goods & Services | 110 | 110 | 106 |
| Groceries | 115 | 115 | 110 |
| Health care | 106 | 106 | 104 |
| Housing | 42 | 60 | 120 |
| Transportation | 105 | 105 | 104 |
| Utilities | 132 | 132 | 121 |
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| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Ontario | 8% | 13% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Ontario | 5.05% | 13.16% |
| Item | Kitchener | National avg. | Difference |
| Personal Care | $103.00 | $95.07 | 8.3% |
| Recreation | $98.00 | $101.73 | 3.7% |
| Item | Kitchener | National avg. | Difference |
| Meat, Poultry and Fish | $96.00 | $102.47 | 6.3% |
| Dairy Products and Eggs | $103.00 | $106.00 | 2.8% |
| Bakery and Cereal Products | $99.00 | $111.87 | 11.5% |
| Fruit and Vegetables | $99.00 | $112.87 | 12.3% |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $106.00 | $106.80 | 0.7% |
| Item | Kitchener | National avg. | Difference |
| Doctor | $105.00 | $101.07 | 3.9% |
| Item | Kitchener | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price ($) | $714,600.00 | $659,395.00 | 8.4% |
| Apartment Rent ($) | $2,330.00 | $2,146.00 | 8.6% |
| Item | Kitchener | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $102.00 | $102.53 | 0.5% |
| Item | Kitchener | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $105.00 | $98.80 | 6.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Cambridge, ON | 140,221 | 94 | 6.0% |
| East Zorra-Tavistock, ON | 7,870 | 95 | 4.7% |
| Guelph, ON | 147,931 | 97 | 3.1% |
| Waterloo, ON | 118,234 | 98 | 2.5% |
| Blandford-Blenheim, ON | 7,869 | 98 | 2.0% |
| Kitchener, ON | 259,162 | 95 | 5.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Burnaby, BC | 258,827 | 122 | 21.6% |
| Reno, NV | 258,532 | n/a | |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 261,070 | n/a | |
| North Las Vegas, NV | 256,144 | n/a | |
| Glendale, AZ | 255,914 | n/a | |
| Kitchener, ON | 259,162 | 95 | 5.4% |