Milwaukee vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$2623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5122
$6220
🏠 One person rent
$1239
$1671
🏘️ Family rent
$2039
$3099
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4263
$4605
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
78
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
577K
689K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 20% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1560th and 489th ($2104 vs $2623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1383rd and 441st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 26th vs 46th best cities to live in the United States, and 138th vs 198th 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
$15.8
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.4
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$6.66
 Cappuccino
$4.88
$5.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1310
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$983
$1401
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2531
$3812
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1588
$2623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64
$75.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1712
$3579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1464
$3234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$5.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.82
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$3.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$1334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24397
$20441

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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 Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2438
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2367
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2345
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2312
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2300
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2255
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2293
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2260
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2534
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2155
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$1968
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1987
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2220
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1651
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1766
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1725
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2004
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1817
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$2123
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2386
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2546
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1313
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$2045
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1702
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1941
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1812
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$1985
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1785
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1742
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1768
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1933
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2026
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1515
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1910
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1487
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1768
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2142
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1972
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2120
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1675