Milwaukee vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Milwaukee	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5122	$8266
🏠 One person rent	$1239	$1974
🏘️ Family rent	$2039	$4255
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$783
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4263	$5741
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	97
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	577K	441K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 33% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1560th and 85th ($2104 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1383rd and 72nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Ranked 26th vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 138th vs 61st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Oakland

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	Milwaukee	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.4	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$983	$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2531	$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1588	$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1712	$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1464	$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.51	$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.42	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1814	$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24397	$19305

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313