Milwaukee vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milwaukee	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$1179	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$1923	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3707	$3927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	82	93
😀 Quality of life	91	98
🏙️ Population	577K	2.14M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 12% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1864th and 1191st ($2046 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th and 3rd in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 195th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Perth

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	Milwaukee	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.2	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1705	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.55	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23971	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736