Milwaukee vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$1832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$4509
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$1671
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$3756
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	82	70
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	577K	681K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 12% more expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 1702nd and 2302nd ($2054 vs $1832) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 1898th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 2.1 months in Oklahoma City. Ranked 55th vs 46th best cities to live in the United States, and 240th vs 208th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Oklahoma City

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	Milwaukee	Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$6.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$773
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$2111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$1575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$23318

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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 Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1878
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1861
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$1946
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1824
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1862
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1621
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$1989
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1855
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1748
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1814
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1816
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1638
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1671
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1865
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1874
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1851
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1864
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1855
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1544
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1629
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2205
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2229
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1846
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$2014
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2219
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2246
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2239
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2395
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2111
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2258
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2025
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2253
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2538
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2184