Los Angeles vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$3809
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	81
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	3.9M	577K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 63% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 72nd and 1833rd ($3378 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1456th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 8th vs 70th best cities to live in the United States, and 55th vs 260th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Milwaukee

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	Los Angeles	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$24369

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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