Milwaukee vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$1867
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3947
$2805
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
100
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
577K
1.76M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 6% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1688th and 2002nd ($2065 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 54th 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 188th and 60th 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
$16.7
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$967
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2324
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1439
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.65
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1808
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24309
$6957

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1955
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2022
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1991
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$2001
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2015
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2014
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1962
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1818
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$2011
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2008
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$1997
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1967
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1904
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$1968
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1943
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2291
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1834
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2267
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2285
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2295
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2276
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1811
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2309
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2202
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2407
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2069
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1878
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2158
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2289
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1772
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2343
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2331
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2376
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2393
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2357
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2392

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610