Milwaukee vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$5860
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$1697
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$2823
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$3361
😷 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 22% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1688th and 512th ($2065 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 1st 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 188th and 100th 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	$16.7	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$65
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$16245

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2589
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2417
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1983
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2278
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2469
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2609
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1913
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2576
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2569
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2821
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3091
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2263
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2866
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2784
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2901
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2491
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3229
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2908
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3179
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2743