Milwaukee vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5122
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$1239
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$2039
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4263
$3867
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
81
91
😀 Quality of life
90
94
🏙️ Population
577K
1.49M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 4% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1560th and 1315th ($2104 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1383rd and 1st in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Milwaukee ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 138th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Munich

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Milwaukee Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.4
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$4.78
 Cappuccino
$4.88
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1310
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$983
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2531
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1588
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1712
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1464
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.82
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24397
$18334

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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

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599