London vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$3809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	8.8M	577K

The cost of living in London is 80% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 20th and 1833rd ($3740 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1456th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 260th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Milwaukee

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	London	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$24369

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

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