Edmonton vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$3809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	64	81
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	1.01M	577K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 10% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 2524th and 1833rd ($1878 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1456th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 193rd and 260th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Milwaukee

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	Edmonton	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$24369

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415