| Index | Rainy Lake 17B | Ontario | National |
| Cost of living | 76 | 111 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 91 | 107 | 100 |
| Groceries | 101 | 101 | 100 |
| Health care | 91 | 103 | 100 |
| Housing | 35 | 120 | 100 |
| Transportation | 96 | 104 | 100 |
| Utilities | 87 | 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 | Rainy Lake 17B | National avg. | Difference |
| Personal Care | $86.00 | $94.33 | 8.8% |
| Recreation | $98.00 | $102.33 | 4.2% |
| Item | Rainy Lake 17B | National avg. | Difference |
| Meat, Poultry and Fish | $101.00 | $102.27 | 1.2% |
| Dairy Products and Eggs | $94.00 | $104.67 | 10.2% |
| Bakery and Cereal Products | $98.00 | $111.67 | 12.2% |
| Fruit and Vegetables | $103.00 | $113.40 | 9.2% |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $101.00 | $105.80 | 4.5% |
| Item | Rainy Lake 17B | National avg. | Difference |
| Doctor | $95.00 | $101.07 | 6.0% |
| Item | Rainy Lake 17B | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price ($) | $n/a | $659,395.00 | 100.0% |
| Apartment Rent ($) | $n/a | $2,146.00 | 100.0% |
| Item | Rainy Lake 17B | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $94.00 | $102.07 | 7.9% |
| Item | Rainy Lake 17B | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $91.00 | $98.60 | 7.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Couchiching 16A, ON | 829 | 73 | 26.8% |
| Rainy Lake 17A, ON | 213 | 74 | 25.6% |
| Long Sault 12, ON | 5 | 75 | 25.0% |
| Chapple, ON | 568 | 75 | 24.8% |
| Rainy Lake 17B, ON | 5 | 76 | 24.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Beluga, AK | 5 | n/a | |
| Buckshot, AZ | 5 | n/a | |
| Corning, MO | 5 | n/a | |
| Tavistock, NJ | 5 | n/a | |
| Orogrande, NM | 5 | n/a | |
| Rainy Lake 17B, ON | 5 | 76 | 24.5% |