Melbourne vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$5083
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$1194
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$1948
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$3809
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
81
😀 Quality of life
100
89
🏙️ Population
5.35M
577K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 20% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 893rd and 1833rd ($2496 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1456th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 1st and 260th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Milwaukee

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Melbourne Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$5.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$166
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$24369

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172

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