Milwaukee vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$4764
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$2137
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$3073
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	81	79
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	577K	568K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 0.1% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1786th and 1777th ($2088 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 28th 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 1.5 months in Surrey. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 224th and 74th 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	$16.8	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$12113

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2295
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2100
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2505
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2247
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2523
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2081
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2427
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2690
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2661
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2727
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2728
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2782
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2734
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1855
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2749
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3012
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3602
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3183
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2479
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3164
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2884
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2797