Milwaukee vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5122
$5144
🏠 One person rent
$1239
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$2039
$2206
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4263
$3605
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
86
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
577K
384K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 0.5% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 1560th and 1525th ($2104 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1383rd and 1352nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Ranked 26th vs 49th best cities to live in the United States, and 138th vs 216th 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
$15.8
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.4
$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$4.86
 Cappuccino
$4.88
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1310
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$983
$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2531
$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1588
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1712
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1464
$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.82
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24397
$10224

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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 New Orleans

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2054
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1975
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1801
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1887
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1864
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1539
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$1967
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2039
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2040
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1726
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1784
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2043
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1930
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1791
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1921
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1740
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1634
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1938
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1992
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1739
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1741
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2083
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2242
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1944
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2023
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1767
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2057
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2044
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2079
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2058
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1941
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1915
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1975
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2027
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1649
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1764
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1879
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1791
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1694
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$2030