Arlington vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Arlington	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1807	$2104
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4757	$5122
🏠 One person rent	$1010	$1239
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$2039
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4550	$4263
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	81
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	394K	577K

The cost of living in Arlington is 14% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 2320th and 1560th ($1807 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd and 1383rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 2 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 235th vs 26th best cities to live in the United States, and 1022nd vs 138th 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	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.38	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$1310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$983
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1340	$2531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$1588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2184	$1712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2175	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.49	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.1	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.64	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1593	$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21722	$24397

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2039
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1987
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2173
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2162
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2139
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$1872
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2236
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2306
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2108
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$1992
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2497
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2099
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2206
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2267
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2157
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$1804
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2149
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2223
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2323
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2235
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2242
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2111
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2301
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2516
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2200
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2384

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1947
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2007
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1971
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1995
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2002
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2003
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1948
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1803
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1984
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$1985
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1983
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1945
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1911
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1970
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1949
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2193
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1800
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2199
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2191
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2164
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1709
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2205
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2150
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2305
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$1926
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1855
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2107
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2143
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1935
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2314
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2221
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2195
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2269
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2240
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2253