Cleveland vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4584
$5072
🏠 One person rent
$1131
$1201
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3404
$3838
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
82
81
😀 Quality of life
87
89
🏙️ Population
373K
577K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 7% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 2199th and 1786th ($1941 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1674th and 1421st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cleveland compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 99th vs 57th best cities to live in the United States, and 320th vs 224th 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
$15.2
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$5.61
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2221
$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1512
$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.1
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.12%
6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1613
$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1384
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.8
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1137
$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18712
$24100

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1919
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1923
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1930
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1889
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1922
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1924
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1909
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1890
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1899
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1908
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1910
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1882
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1864
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1821
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1834
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1823
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1684
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1874
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1688
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1988
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1908
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1835
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1639
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1810
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1599
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1531
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1513
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1936
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2092

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1934
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2000
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1979
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$1993
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$1990
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1930
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1746
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1996
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2058
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2065
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1946
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2039
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2097
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1950
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2344
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1771
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2382
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2389
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2443
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2364
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1825
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2407
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2434
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2418
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2162
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1813
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2249
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2428
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1796
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2555
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2418
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2410
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2559
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2453
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2400