2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Brandenburg, KY vs Manistique, MI

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Is it cheaper to live in Manistique or is it cheaper to live in Brandenburg?
- Manistique is 8.1% less expensive than Brandenburg.

Which city has more affordable housing, Manistique or Brandenburg?
- Manistique housing costs are 44.2% less expensive than Brandenburg housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Brandenburg or is Health Care more affordable in Manistique.
- Health related expenses are 21.1% more in Manistique.
 Brandenburg, KYManistique, MIUnited States
 Overall  Unlock79.6100
 Food & Groceries95.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock121.3100
 Housing68.8  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$129,700$338,100
 Utilities94  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock85.2100
 Miscellaneous76.6  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Brandenburg    2 Reviews

Meade County has some of the lowest fuel costs of any of the adjoining counties in KY and definitely cheaper than the counties in  More

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Over 18 years ago

Brandenburg is a very small country town. The High School is in the process of being remodeled this year, thank goodness. The teachers there are great & you can tell the  More

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Reviews for Manistique    1 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We moved up here 27 years ago for my husband's job. I had lived in several other cities-Denver, Ann Arbor, East Lansing, and Massachusetts. This would be the smallest  More

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