Milwaukee vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$2766
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	82	80
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	577K	568K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 10% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1702nd and 1194th ($2054 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 11th 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 1.2 months in Surrey. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 240th and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Surrey

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	Milwaukee	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$69.8
🥪 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	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$12026

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606