Milwaukee vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$5544
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	82	100
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	577K	8.8M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 54% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1702nd and 3rd ($2054 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 1st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Ranked 55th vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 240th vs 22nd 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	$13.3	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$21465

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111