Milwaukee vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$5841
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$1607
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$2790
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$3629
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	78
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	577K	662K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 18% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1833rd and 822nd ($2078 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Vancouver. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 260th and 53rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Vancouver

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	Milwaukee	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$21986

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2457
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2237
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2054
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2526
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2128
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2470
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2710
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1872
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2628
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2641
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2739
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2778
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2200
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2737
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2702
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$3041
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2475
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3559
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3154
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3292
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2915