| Index | Papineauville | Quebec | National |
| Cost of living | 93 | 88 | 100 |
| Groceries | 105 | 109 | 100 |
| Health care | 101 | 102 | 100 |
| Housing | 69 | 74 | 100 |
| Transportation | 102 | 101 | 100 |
| Utilities | 110 | 82 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Household Items | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Education & Childcare | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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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% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Thurso, QC | 3,084 | 92 | 8.3% |
| Lochaber-Partie-Ouest, QC | 1,050 | 92 | 8.2% |
| Saint-André-Avellin, QC | 3,759 | 92 | 7.9% |
| Montebello, QC | 974 | 92 | 7.9% |
| Ripon, QC | 1,544 | 93 | 7.4% |
| Papineauville, QC | 2,042 | 93 | 6.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Grayling, MI | 2,042 | n/a | |
| Celina, TN | 2,042 | n/a | |
| Marfa, TX | 2,042 | n/a | |
| Clinton, WI | 2,042 | n/a | |
| Century, FL | 2,041 | n/a | |
| Papineauville, QC | 2,042 | 93 | 6.7% |