Milwaukee vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$1922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$4714
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$1055
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$616
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$3644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	81	71
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	577K	681K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 8% more expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 1833rd and 2320th ($2078 vs $1922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 1744th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.9 months in Oklahoma City. Ranked 70th vs 91st best cities to live in the United States, and 260th vs 312th 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	$16.5	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$5.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$769
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$1279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$84.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$2262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$9.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$95.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$1590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$25219

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415

Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1955
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1941
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2011
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1883
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1947
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1758
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2039
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1865
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1850
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1838
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1853
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1652
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1571
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1860
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1894
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1876
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1833
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1842
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1581
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1536
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2214
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2249
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1860
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1820
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1979
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2177
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2225
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2285
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2393
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2115
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2233
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2076
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2293
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2127
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2034
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2188