Milwaukee vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2088
$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5072
$5856
🏠 One person rent
$1201
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$2643
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$643
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3838
$4510
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
78
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
577K
689K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 15% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1786th and 982nd ($2088 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 843rd 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 57th vs 66th best cities to live in the United States, and 224th vs 252nd 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
$16.8
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$7.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.05
$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1419
$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2352
$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1521
$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.16%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2602
$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1709
$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.9
$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.91
$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1817
$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24100
$30286

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1934
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2000
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1979
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$1993
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$1990
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1930
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1746
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1996
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2058
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2065
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1946
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2039
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2097
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1950
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2344
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1771
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2382
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2389
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2443
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2364
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1825
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2407
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2434
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2418
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2162
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1813
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2249
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2428
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1796
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2555
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2418
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2410
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2559
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2453
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2400

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2332
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2322
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2315
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2809
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2246
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2275
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2245
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2291
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2017
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2027
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$2074
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2213
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1761
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$1933
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1818
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1812
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$1907
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$1896
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1427
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1666
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$2119
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2144
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1838
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1686
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1808
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1859
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2096
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1989
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1806
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1365
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1602
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$1391
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$2079
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$1896
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1595