Milwaukee vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$4131
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	82	99
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	577K	1.6M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 21% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1702nd and 664th ($2054 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 610th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Ranked 55th vs 28th best cities to live in the United States, and 240th vs 138th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Philadelphia

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	Milwaukee	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693