Cost of Living in Watertown, WI

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1943
$4967
🛋️ Without rent
$835
$2922
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1109
$2045
🍽️ Food
$623
$1619
🚐 Transport
$53
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3868
😀 Quality of life
64
🏙️ Population
22.9K

The average cost of living in Watertown is $1943, which is in the top 22% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 2027th out of 9294 in our global list, 1671st out of 2202 in the United States, and 25th out of 39 in Wisconsin.

The median after-tax salary is $3868, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months. Ranked 4468th (TOP 48%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 1675th best city to live in the United States, and 25th most liveable city in Wisconsin. With an estimated population of 22.9K, Watertown is the 1948th largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 51 km Dane County Regional Truax Field
😷 Air quality Good 11.6 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 6958 Maranatha Baptist University
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Prices in Watertown

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.62
 Cappuccino
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1080
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1955
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1785
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2132
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1636
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22723

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