Milwaukee vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$2588
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	82	38
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	577K	549K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 25% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1702nd and 2883rd ($2054 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 110th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 240th and 310th 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	$13.3	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$6012

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732