Milwaukee vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2088
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5072
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$1201
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3838
$3638
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
81
49
😀 Quality of life
89
91
🏙️ Population
577K
1.02M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 2% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1786th and 1688th ($2088 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 224th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Ottawa

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Milwaukee Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.05
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1419
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2352
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1521
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.16%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2602
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1709
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.9
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.91
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1817
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24100
$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875