Los Angeles vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$3947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	99	81
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	3.9M	577K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 54% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 72nd and 1688th ($3187 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 1442nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 8th vs 43rd best cities to live in the United States, and 47th vs 188th 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	$21.6	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$24309

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392