Baltimore vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$3809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	81
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	586K	577K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 7% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1414th and 1833rd ($2234 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 1456th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 41st vs 70th best cities to live in the United States, and 164th vs 260th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Milwaukee

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	Baltimore	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$24369

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415