Los Angeles vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$5072
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1201
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$3838
😷 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 64% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 62nd and 1786th ($3420 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1421st 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 57th best cities to live in the United States, and 50th vs 224th 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	$22.4	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$24100

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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