Milwaukee vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$4797
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$1552
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$2456
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$552
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$3013
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	92
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	577K	718K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 12% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 1833rd and 1177th ($2078 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 10th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.3 months in Mississauga. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Mississauga ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 260th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Mississauga

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	Milwaukee	Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$73.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$1580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$1375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$2638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$2184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$8118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$6403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$44.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$11115

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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

Cities near Mississauga

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Brampton	$2151
17 km or 10 mi	Oakville	$2360
23 km or 14 mi	Toronto	$2493
24 km or 15 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
29 km or 18 mi	Vaughan	$2309
33 km or 20 mi	Burlington	$2237
36 km or 23 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
42 km or 26 mi	Hamilton	$2089
45 km or 28 mi	Markham	$2222
49 km or 30 mi	Guelph	$2073
51 km or 32 mi	Orangeville	$1910
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
57 km or 35 mi	Ajax	$2246
57 km or 36 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Cambridge	$2087
68 km or 42 mi	Brantford	$1901
69 km or 43 mi	Kitchener	$2144
71 km or 44 mi	Waterloo	$1999
72 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Oshawa	$1605
76 km or 47 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Welland	$1801
86 km or 53 mi	Grand Island	$2073
88 km or 55 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 55 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
93 km or 58 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	Amherst	$2136
101 km or 63 mi	Buffalo	$2277
107 km or 66 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
108 km or 67 mi	West Seneca	$2173
109 km or 68 mi	Stratford	$1735
110 km or 68 mi	Clarence	$2115
113 km or 70 mi	Orillia	$1992
113 km or 70 mi	Lancaster	$2136
115 km or 72 mi	Hamburg	$1870
119 km or 74 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Peterborough	$2001
146 km or 91 mi	London	$1916
149 km or 92 mi	Owen Sound	$1680
163 km or 101 mi	Chili	$2034