Milwaukee vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	81	99
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	577K	2.11M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 16% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1833rd and 916th ($2078 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 1st in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 260th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Paris

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	Milwaukee	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544