| Index | Cathedraltown | Markham | Ontario | 
| Cost of living | 114 | 113 | 111 | 
| Goods & Services | 108 | 108 | 107 | 
| Groceries | 100 | 100 | 101 | 
| Health care | 103 | 103 | 103 | 
| Housing | 126 | 122 | 120 | 
| Transportation | 107 | 107 | 104 | 
| Utilities | 130 | 130 | 119 | 
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| 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 | Markham | National avg. | Difference | 
| Personal Care | $102.00 | $94.33 | 8.1% | 
| Recreation | $99.00 | $102.33 | 3.3% | 
| Item | Markham | 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 | Markham | National avg. | Difference | 
| Doctor | $104.00 | $101.07 | 2.9% | 
| Item | Markham | National avg. | Difference | 
| Home Price ($) | $1,273,468.00 | $659,395.00 | 93.1% | 
| Apartment Rent ($) | $1,852.00 | $2,146.00 | 13.7% | 
| Item | Markham | National avg. | Difference | 
| Gasoline | $99.00 | $102.07 | 3.0% | 
| Item | Markham | National avg. | Difference | 
| All Electricity | $106.00 | $98.60 | 7.5% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Pickering, ON | 96,267 | 100 | 0.5% | 
| Newmarket, ON | 88,702 | 103 | 2.7% | 
| Aurora, ON | 61,058 | 110 | 9.6% | 
| Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON | 52,025 | 110 | 9.6% | 
| Vaughan, ON | 321,974 | 115 | 14.9% | 
| Markham, ON | 359,111 | 113 | 12.9% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Anaheim, CA | 353,085 | n/a | |
| Honolulu, HI | 347,181 | n/a | |
| Aurora, CO | 379,434 | n/a | |
| Bakersfield, CA | 379,879 | n/a | |
| Cleveland, OH | 383,331 | n/a | |
| Markham, ON | 359,111 | 113 | 12.9% |