Milwaukee vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milwaukee	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$1179	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$1923	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3707	$2945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	82	100
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	577K	1.8M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 8% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1864th and 2306th ($2046 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th and 52nd 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 195th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Montreal

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	Milwaukee	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.2	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1705	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.55	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23971	$4789

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811