Milwaukee vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	81	19
😀 Quality of life	89	41
🏙️ Population	577K	159K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 112% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 1786th and 5666th ($2088 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 1st in the United States and Cape Verde, respectively. Check the United States vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 224th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Milwaukee	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$3.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$70.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$3188

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$979
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$979
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1281
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1214
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$545
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$611
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$527
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1163
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1141
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1164
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$653
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$857
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1119
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$831
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$983
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1050
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$984
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1272
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1005
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1231
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1219
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$993
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$518
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$561
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$627
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$494