Milwaukee vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$1179
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$1923
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$577
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3707
$3333
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
82
50
😀 Quality of life
91
92
🏙️ Population
577K
1.02M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 2% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1864th and 1744th ($2046 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th and 24th 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 Ottawa. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 195th and 129th 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
$16.5
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.2
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1315
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1953
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1705
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.09
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.55
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1808
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23971
$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822