Dallas vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2472
$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5379
$5072
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$1201
🏘️ Family rent
$2013
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4803
$3838
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
81
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
1.3M
577K

The cost of living in Dallas is 18% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 938th and 1786th ($2472 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th and 1421st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 7th vs 57th best cities to live in the United States, and 36th vs 224th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Milwaukee

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Dallas Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.5
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.22
$5.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.89
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1506
$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2210
$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1643
$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.9
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5051
$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3181
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.97
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1507
$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24503
$24100

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2086
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2170
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2156
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2096
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2205
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2193
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2182
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2117
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2104
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2172
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2168
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2183
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2120
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2111
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2144
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2203
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1913
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2155
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2042
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2122
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2369
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2129
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2062
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2128
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2220
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2073
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2110
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2316
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2206
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2361
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2125
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2268
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2142
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2397
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2174
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2137
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2147
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2209

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