Miami vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Miami	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3068	$2104
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7133	$5122
🏠 One person rent	$2069	$1239
🏘️ Family rent	$3842	$2039
🍽️ Food expenses	$687	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4346	$4263
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	85	81
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	442K	577K

The cost of living in Miami is 46% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 101st and 1560th ($3068 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1383rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Miami compared to 2 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 16th vs 26th best cities to live in the United States, and 114th vs 138th 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	$23.2	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2508	$1310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1739	$983
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4833	$2531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$1588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.5	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6306	$1712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3813	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$123	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.33	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.47	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1151	$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28464	$24397

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2780
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2610
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2738
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2904
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2611
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3152
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2714
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2647
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2593
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2611
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2593
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4065
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2559
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2545
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2558
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2565
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2783

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1947
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2007
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1971
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1995
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2002
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2003
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1948
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1803
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1984
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$1985
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1983
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1945
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1911
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1970
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1949
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2193
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1800
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2199
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2191
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2164
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1709
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2205
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2150
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2305
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$1926
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1855
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2107
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2143
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1935
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2314
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2221
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2195
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2269
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2240
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2253