Milwaukee vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$3517
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	86
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	577K	2.79M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 14% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1786th and 1059th ($2088 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 6th 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 Toronto. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 224th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Toronto

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	Milwaukee	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$22670

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053