Milwaukee vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$3005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	577K	1.8M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 8% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1833rd and 2284th ($2078 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 260th and 11th 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	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$5550

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805