Milwaukee vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2069
$2628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4964
$5849
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$1674
🏘️ Family rent
$1864
$2815
🍽️ Food expenses
$580
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3919
$3359
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
78
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
577K
662K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 21% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1682nd and 561st ($2069 vs $2628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1437th 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 190th and 98th 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
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.14
$6.67
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$1886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$970
$1462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2353
$3331
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$2480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$69.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1698
$10994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1448
$7285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$15.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$163
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1823
$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24428
$16031

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2048
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1983
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1958
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2026
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1987
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$2000
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2012
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2015
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1954
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1817
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$2001
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2007
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2004
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1964
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1912
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$1974
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1941
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2298
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1836
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2269
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2287
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2297
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2263
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1804
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2316
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2198
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2404
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2081
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1875
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2172
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2286
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1773
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2345
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2361
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2379
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2370
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2394

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2519
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2227
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2585
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2323
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2421
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2551
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1975
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2250
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1958
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1790
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2265
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1766
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2247
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2266
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2483
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2313
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2617
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2533
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2632
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1922
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2574
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2584
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2568
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2634
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2702
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2776
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2826
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3106
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2271
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2864
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2779
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2901
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2885
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2481
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3216
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2888
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3183
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2757
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758