2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Monroe, WI vs Wilson, NC

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Is it cheaper to live in Wilson or is it cheaper to live in Monroe?
- Wilson is 9.8% less expensive than Monroe.

Which city has more affordable housing, Wilson or Monroe?
- Wilson housing costs are 15.3% less expensive than Monroe housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Monroe or is Health Care more affordable in Wilson.
- Health related expenses are 33.9% more in Wilson.
 Monroe, WIWilson, NCUnited States
 Overall  Unlock78.0100
 Food & Groceries92.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock130.0100
 Housing55.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$182,900$338,100
 Utilities97  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock65.8100
 Miscellaneous110.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Monroe    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Monroe is not a bad place to live but trying to find a good paying job can be real  More

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The Monroe, WI area is a wonderful place to live. We are centrally located, with access to Madison (less than an hour north), Milwauke (about 2 hours northeast),  More

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I have lived in Monroe my whole life and there are NO Decent jobs here. I am one of the few lucky ones that have one of them. There are really no jobs in Monroe at  More

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Reviews for Wilson    7 Reviews

I grew up close to Wilson, attended college at Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. Back in my college days, Wilson had a lot of great places to go eat,  More

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Wilson (Wilson County) is a fine place to live especially if you are from Wilson. Outsiders are not exactly welcome. Also the town is from 'old money' so the city  More

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Food: There are very few nice places to eat, but everything is so cheap that you can get a good dinner at a clean, well decorated, sit-down establishment for $10. A few  More

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