Milwaukee vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Milwaukee	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5122	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$1239	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$2039	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4263	$6298
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	577K	8.8M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 48% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1560th and 6th ($2104 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1383rd and 4th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Ranked 26th vs 1st best cities to live in the United States, and 138th vs 8th 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	$15.8	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.4	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$983	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2531	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1588	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1712	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1464	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.51	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.42	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1814	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24397	$17859

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028