Milwaukee vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$2008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$4747
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$2000
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$3934
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	81	74
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	577K	486K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 4% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 1786th and 1993rd ($2088 vs $2008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 1551st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 2 months in Omaha. Ranked 57th vs 83rd best cities to live in the United States, and 224th vs 287th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Omaha

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	Milwaukee	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$1184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$2189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$1917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$1846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$21139

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1950
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1643
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1901
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1740
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1923
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1960
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1972
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1951
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1795
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1900
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1828
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1819
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1848
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1811
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1790
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1908
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1844
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1944
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1680
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1832
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1765
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2220
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1787
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2307
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2158
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2372
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1864
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2499
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2327
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2080
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2349
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2173
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2018