Milwaukee vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1867
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3947
$1634
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
52
😀 Quality of life
89
67
🏙️ Population
577K
791K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 86% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1688th and 4902nd ($2065 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 146th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 188th and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Niigata

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Milwaukee Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$967
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2324
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1439
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.65
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1808
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24309
$15392

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046