Miami vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Miami	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3178	$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7315	$5001
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$3715	$1923
🍽️ Food expenses	$767	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4255	$3707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	84	82
😀 Quality of life	92	91
🏙️ Population	442K	577K

The cost of living in Miami is 55% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 118th and 1864th ($3178 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 1525th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 33rd vs 55th best cities to live in the United States, and 119th vs 195th 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	$27	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2504	$1315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1788	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4582	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3236	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6063	$1953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$1705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.73	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.54	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$3.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.6	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1514	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25246	$23971

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399