Milwaukee vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$3699
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	82	79
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	577K	709K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 10% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 1702nd and 1171st ($2054 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 240th 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	$13.3	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$8593

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006