Milwaukee vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	81	99
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	577K	2.1M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 15% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1786th and 964th ($2088 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st 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 57th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 224th and 34th 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	$16.8	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$19577

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506