Arlington vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$3947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	81
😀 Quality of life	74	89
🏙️ Population	394K	577K

The cost of living in Arlington is 10% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 2251st and 1688th ($1869 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 1442nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 339th vs 43rd best cities to live in the United States, and 1283rd vs 188th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Milwaukee

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	Arlington	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$24309

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

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