Milwaukee vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	81	38
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	577K	574K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 27% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1786th and 3402nd ($2088 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 116th 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 Quebec City. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 224th and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Quebec City

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	Milwaukee	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$8149

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913