| Index | Petawawa | Ontario | National | 
| Cost of living | 84 | 111 | 100 | 
| Goods & Services | 105 | 107 | 100 | 
| Groceries | 101 | 101 | 100 | 
| Health care | 102 | 103 | 100 | 
| Housing | 38 | 120 | 100 | 
| Transportation | 100 | 104 | 100 | 
| Utilities | 107 | 119 | 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 | 
| Ontario | 8% | 13% | 
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) | 
| Ontario | 5.05% | 13.16% | 
| Item | Petawawa | National avg. | Difference | 
| Personal Care | $100.00 | $94.33 | 6.0% | 
| Recreation | $101.00 | $102.33 | 1.3% | 
| Item | Petawawa | National avg. | Difference | 
| Meat, Poultry and Fish | $101.00 | $102.27 | 1.2% | 
| Dairy Products and Eggs | $100.00 | $104.67 | 4.5% | 
| Bakery and Cereal Products | $102.00 | $111.67 | 8.7% | 
| Fruit and Vegetables | $99.00 | $113.40 | 12.7% | 
| Alcoholic Beverages | $102.00 | $105.80 | 3.6% | 
| Item | Petawawa | National avg. | Difference | 
| Doctor | $104.00 | $101.07 | 2.9% | 
| Item | Petawawa | National avg. | Difference | 
| Home Price ($) | $n/a | $659,395.00 | 100.0% | 
| Apartment Rent ($) | $925.00 | $2,146.00 | 56.9% | 
| Item | Petawawa | National avg. | Difference | 
| Gasoline | $98.00 | $102.07 | 4.0% | 
| Item | Petawawa | National avg. | Difference | 
| All Electricity | $105.00 | $98.60 | 6.5% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Chichester, QC | 327 | 81 | 19.4% | 
| L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, QC | 1,302 | 81 | 19.2% | 
| Pembroke, ON | 14,541 | 81 | 18.7% | 
| Deep River, ON | 4,370 | 82 | 18.1% | 
| Laurentian Hills, ON | 2,892 | 82 | 17.7% | 
| Petawawa, ON | 18,660 | 84 | 16.2% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Cedar Mill, OR | 18,661 | n/a | |
| Augusta, ME | 18,662 | n/a | |
| Homewood, IL | 18,656 | n/a | |
| Willimantic, CT | 18,669 | n/a | |
| Deux-Montagnes, QC | 18,650 | 74 | 26.5% | 
| Petawawa, ON | 18,660 | 84 | 16.2% |