Milwaukee vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$1867
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3947
$4686
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
78
😀 Quality of life
89
88
🏙️ Population
577K
689K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 22% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1688th and 514th ($2065 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 455th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 43rd vs 56th best cities to live in the United States, and 188th vs 226th 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
$16.7
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$967
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2324
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1439
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.65
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1808
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24309
$20657

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1955
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2022
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1991
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$2001
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2015
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2014
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1962
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1818
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$2011
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2008
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$1997
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1967
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1904
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$1968
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1943
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2291
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1834
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2267
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2285
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2295
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2276
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1811
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2309
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2202
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2407
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2069
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1878
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2158
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2289
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1772
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2343
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2331
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2376
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2393
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2357
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2392

Cities near Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2466
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2384
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2371
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2339
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2670
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2270
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2303
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2275
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2552
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2038
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2028
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1607
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2246
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1788
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2081
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1802
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1926
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2098
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2134
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1323
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1854
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1651
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1956
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2014
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1687
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1708
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1764
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1911
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2035
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1746
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1780
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1317
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1627
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1995
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2119
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1542