Milwaukee vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2088
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5072
$5332
🏠 One person rent
$1201
$1292
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$2231
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$695
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3838
$4054
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
85
😀 Quality of life
89
88
🏙️ Population
577K
384K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 7% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 1786th and 1402nd ($2088 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 1171st 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 New Orleans. Ranked 57th vs 85th best cities to live in the United States, and 224th vs 290th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs New Orleans

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Milwaukee New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$5.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.05
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1419
$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2352
$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1521
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.16%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2602
$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1709
$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.9
$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.91
$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$53
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1817
$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24100
$10142

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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 New Orleans

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2135
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$2066
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1781
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1937
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1752
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1791
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$2159
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2071
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2049
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1794
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1898
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2094
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1713
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1797
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1959
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1801
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1702
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1593
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1934
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1806
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1794
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2087
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2286
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1922
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2046
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1800
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2073
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$1983
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2073
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2244
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1746
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1917
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1977
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2035
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1612
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1978
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1895
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1855
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1621
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$1940