Melbourne vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$5072
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$1201
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$3838
😷 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 22% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 829th and 1786th ($2543 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1421st 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 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 1st and 224th 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
$15.5
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$5.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$24100

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

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