Miami vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Miami	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3075	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7229	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$2042	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$3813	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3944	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	85	82
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	442K	577K

The cost of living in Miami is 50% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 119th and 1702nd ($3075 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 107th and 1506th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 29th vs 55th best cities to live in the United States, and 140th vs 240th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Milwaukee

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	Miami	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.6	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3960	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.46	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.2	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23889	$24191

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378