Cleveland vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cleveland	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1865	$2104
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4488	$5122
🏠 One person rent	$1035	$1239
🏘️ Family rent	$1837	$2039
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3355	$4263
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	83	81
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	373K	577K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 11% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 2157th and 1560th ($1865 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1791st and 1383rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cleveland compared to 2 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 51st vs 26th best cities to live in the United States, and 222nd vs 138th 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	$14.6	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.7	$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.83	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1039	$1310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$983
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$2531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$1588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1196	$1712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$900	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.35	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.7	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$919	$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18748	$24397

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1932
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1905
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1891
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1943
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1999
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1905
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1891
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2016
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1946
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1891
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1905
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1975
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1848
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1934
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1958
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1930
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1917
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1900
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1936
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1795
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1904
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1974
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1718
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1756
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$2113
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1814
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1800
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1537
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1746
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1696
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1661
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1519
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1562
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1768
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1605
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1318
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1842

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