Here's one I found at the Oshawa Express. It seems Oshawa could be considered one of the Best Places to Live in Canada for professionals but it doesn't aspire to be one of the Cheapest Places to Live.
The article says,
"According to the Next Generation            Consulting (NGC) ‘Next Cities’ list, Oshawa            ranked 23 out of 27 Canadian cities, after the            company collected and analyzed 45 measurements            for cities with a population of more than            100,000.            NGC studied residential and relocation patterns            of 20 to 40 year olds since 1998 and has            developed an indexing system that evaluates a            city based on assets that are important to workers.            The cities were assessed based on earning,
         learning, vitality, around town, after hours, cost            of lifestyle, and social capital.
The recent rankings are based on a city’s            total score in all seven areas.“Simply being the cheapest place to live, or            the city with the most jobs is not a long-term            workforce strategy,” says NGC’s founder            Rebecca Ryan in a press release.“The next generation is very savvy about            choosing where they’ll live. They look carefully            at quality of life factors like how much time            they’re going to spend in traffic commuting, if            they can live near a park or hike-and-bike trail            and whether a city’s downtown stays awake            after five.”            Victoria, British Columbia ranked first            among the cities.
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