Detroit vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

The cost of living in Detroit is 6% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1843rd and 1560th ($1979 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 1383rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 2 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 38th vs 26th best cities to live in the United States, and 172nd vs 138th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

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