Milwaukee vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2088
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5072
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$1201
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3838
$2928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
100
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
577K
1.9M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 10% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1786th and 2370th ($2088 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 64th 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 57th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 224th and 49th 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
$16.8
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.05
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1419
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2352
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1521
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.16%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2602
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1709
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.9
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.91
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1817
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24100
$6432

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1934
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2000
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1979
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$1993
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$1990
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1930
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1746
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1996
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2058
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2065
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1946
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2039
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2097
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1950
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2344
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1771
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2382
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2389
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2443
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2364
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1825
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2407
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2434
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2418
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2162
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1813
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2249
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2428
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1796
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2555
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2418
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2410
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2559
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2453
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2400

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828