Milwaukee vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$5777
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	89	97
🏙️ Population	577K	8.8M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 49% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1688th and 5th ($2065 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 3rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Ranked 43rd vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 188th vs 13th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs New York City

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	Milwaukee	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$20585

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108