According to Wu Hsiang-mao, the total cost of the procession through Hsuehchia Township is about NT $ 5 million, over a third of which is for the centipede march. This reflects the tremendous importance of the centipede march to the festival. The tenacious attachment of local residents to their traditions highlights the seriousness of their reverence for their ancestors and the temple across the strait where their patron god came from.
吳相茂提到，整個學甲香遶境下來，需花費約五百萬元，光是蜈蚣陣的支出就占了三分一，約一百八十萬元，足見大家對於蜈蚣陣的看重與用心。