Milwaukee vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$2847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$6052
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$1639
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$2560
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$819
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$4285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	81	81
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	577K	718K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 27% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 1833rd and 342nd ($2078 vs $2847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 1st in the United States and Norway, respectively. Check the United States vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 260th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Oslo

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	Milwaukee	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$23.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$16.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$12.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$1331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$2696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$2094
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$11326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$7606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$5.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$34.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$3.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$17.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$62.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$40.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$15673

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2208
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2224
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2295
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1876
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2079
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1957
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2130
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1890
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2114
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1959
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1986
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1481
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2164
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1562
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1965
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1594
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1691
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1656
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1397
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1673
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1864
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1311
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1738
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1370
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1612
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1884
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2117
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2584
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2409