Milwaukee vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milwaukee	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$1179	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$1923	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3707	$4436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	82	78
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	577K	689K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 19% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1864th and 832nd ($2046 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th and 741st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 55th vs 65th best cities to live in the United States, and 195th vs 218th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Nashville

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	Milwaukee	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.2	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1705	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.55	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23971	$30339

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508