| Index | Mount Hope No. 279 | Saskatchewan | National | 
| Cost of living | 84 | 93 | 100 | 
| Goods & Services | 108 | 108 | 100 | 
| Groceries | 104 | 104 | 100 | 
| Health care | 93 | 93 | 100 | 
| Housing | 28 | 60 | 100 | 
| Transportation | 96 | 96 | 100 | 
| Utilities | 131 | 131 | 100 | 
| 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 | 
| Saskatchewan | 6% | 11% | 
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) | 
| Saskatchewan | 10.5% | 14.5% | 
| Item | Mount Hope No. 279 | National avg. | Difference | 
| Personal Care | $85.00 | $94.33 | 9.9% | 
| Recreation | $102.00 | $102.33 | 0.3% | 
| Item | Mount Hope No. 279 | National avg. | Difference | 
| Meat, Poultry and Fish | $101.00 | $102.27 | 1.2% | 
| Dairy Products and Eggs | $102.00 | $104.67 | 2.5% | 
| Bakery and Cereal Products | $103.00 | $111.67 | 7.8% | 
| Fruit and Vegetables | $108.00 | $113.40 | 4.8% | 
| Alcoholic Beverages | $111.00 | $105.80 | 4.9% | 
| Item | Mount Hope No. 279 | National avg. | Difference | 
| Doctor | $101.00 | $101.07 | 0.1% | 
| Item | Mount Hope No. 279 | National avg. | Difference | 
| Home Price ($) | $n/a | $659,395.00 | 100.0% | 
| Apartment Rent ($) | $n/a | $2,146.00 | 100.0% | 
| Item | Mount Hope No. 279 | National avg. | Difference | 
| Gasoline | $94.00 | $102.07 | 7.9% | 
| Item | Mount Hope No. 279 | National avg. | Difference | 
| All Electricity | $91.00 | $98.60 | 7.7% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Punnichy, SK | 202 | 78 | 22.1% | 
| Semans, SK | 192 | 79 | 21.1% | 
| Touchwood No. 248, SK | 376 | 81 | 19.4% | 
| Quinton, SK | 90 | 83 | 17.2% | 
| Poorman 88, SK | 717 | 83 | 16.6% | 
| Mount Hope No. 279, SK | 433 | 84 | 16.0% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Birdseye, IN | 433 | n/a | |
| Waverly, KY | 433 | n/a | |
| Kaleva, MI | 433 | n/a | |
| The Silos, MT | 433 | n/a | |
| Morral, OH | 433 | n/a | |
| Mount Hope No. 279, SK | 433 | 84 | 16.0% |