Milwaukee vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milwaukee	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$1179	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$1923	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3707	$3732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	82	99
😀 Quality of life	91	97
🏙️ Population	577K	2.15M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 19% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1864th and 843rd ($2046 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th 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 1.5 months in Paris. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 195th and 18th 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	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.2	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1705	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.55	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23971	$15084

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488