| Index | Virden | Manitoba | National |
| Cost of living | 86 | 83 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 106 | 92 | 100 |
| Groceries | 106 | 106 | 100 |
| Health care | 95 | 92 | 100 |
| Housing | 34 | 60 | 100 |
| Transportation | 97 | 94 | 100 |
| Utilities | 132 | 90 | 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 |
| Manitoba | 7% | 12% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Manitoba | 10.8% | 17.4% |
| Item | Virden | National avg. | Difference |
| Personal Care | $86.00 | $95.07 | 9.5% |
| Recreation | $100.00 | $101.73 | 1.7% |
| Item | Virden | National avg. | Difference |
| Meat, Poultry and Fish | $102.00 | $102.47 | 0.5% |
| Dairy Products and Eggs | $106.00 | $106.00 | |
| Bakery and Cereal Products | $100.00 | $111.87 | 10.6% |
| Fruit and Vegetables | $106.00 | $112.87 | 6.1% |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $110.00 | $106.80 | 3.0% |
| Item | Virden | National avg. | Difference |
| Doctor | $102.00 | $101.07 | 0.9% |
| Item | Virden | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price ($) | $n/a | $659,395.00 | 100.0% |
| Apartment Rent ($) | $847.00 | $2,146.00 | 60.5% |
| Item | Virden | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $94.00 | $102.53 | 8.3% |
| Item | Virden | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $90.00 | $98.80 | 8.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Pipestone, MB | 1,497 | 82 | 18.2% |
| Sifton, MB | 1,308 | 73 | 27.2% |
| Wallace-Woodworth, MB | 2,795 | 85 | 14.5% |
| Virden, MB | 3,455 | 86 | 14.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Turnersville, NJ | 3,455 | n/a | |
| Lake Erie Beach, NY | 3,454 | n/a | |
| Manila, AR | 3,453 | n/a | |
| Ossian, IN | 3,452 | n/a | |
| Eastlawn Gardens, PA | 3,452 | n/a | |
| Virden, MB | 3,455 | 86 | 14.3% |