Milwaukee vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milwaukee	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$2380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$5756
🏠 One person rent	$1179	$1413
🏘️ Family rent	$1923	$2434
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$698
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3707	$4476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	82	84
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	577K	430K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 14% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 1864th and 1095th ($2046 vs $2380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th and 963rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Ranked 55th vs 62nd best cities to live in the United States, and 195th vs 215th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Minneapolis

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	Milwaukee	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.2	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$2639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$3686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1705	$2479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$74.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$7.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.55	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$1787
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23971	$26604

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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

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678