Las Vegas vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Las Vegas	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2407	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$1485	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$2535	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3801	$3809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	81
😀 Quality of life	86	89
🏙️ Population	642K	577K

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 16% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 1066th and 1833rd ($2407 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 913th and 1456th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Las Vegas compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 137th vs 70th best cities to live in the United States, and 433rd vs 260th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Las Vegas vs Milwaukee

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	Las Vegas	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.51	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.5	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1430	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1237	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2578	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2166	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.1	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4345	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2704	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.94	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.84	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.5	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1212	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10523	$24369

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2361
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2388
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2396
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2329
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2557
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$1519
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1842
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2168
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2178
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2687
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$1915
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2602
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$1978
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2028
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2562
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2612
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2094
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2509
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2608
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2513
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2798
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2518
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2576
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2787
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2605
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2481
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2662
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2490
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2644
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2251
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2867
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2552
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2316
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2716
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3124
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2690
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2707

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415