Cleveland vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cleveland	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1963	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4528	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$1853	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$590	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3510	$3947
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	83	81
😀 Quality of life	87	89
🏙️ Population	373K	577K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 5% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1971st and 1688th ($1963 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1633rd and 1442nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cleveland compared to 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 72nd vs 43rd best cities to live in the United States, and 269th vs 188th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Milwaukee

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	Cleveland	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.6	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.33	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$877	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1386	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1202	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.7	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.9	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.5	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1033	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18767	$24309

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1986
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1965
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1955
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1963
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1953
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1975
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1945
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1929
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2008
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1903
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1970
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1952
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1988
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1923
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1887
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1917
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1923
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1919
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1829
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1843
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1901
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1821
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1815
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1880
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1705
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1732
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1801
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1734
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1563
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1562
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1568
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1441
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1205
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1829
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1813

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