Milwaukee vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$758
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	81	61
😀 Quality of life	89	53
🏙️ Population	577K	9.4M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 182% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1688th and 6747th ($2065 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 63rd in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 188th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Ningbo

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	Milwaukee	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$12898

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538