Milwaukee vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$1479
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$759
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	81	49
😀 Quality of life	89	71
🏙️ Population	577K	8.78M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 228% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1833rd and 7679th ($2078 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 137th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 260th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Quanzhou

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	Milwaukee	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$9536

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$630
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$903
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$723
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$668
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$656
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$698
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$634
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$654
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$888
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$957
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$879
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$937
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$465
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$882
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$910
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$602
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$673
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$910
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$464
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1108
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$997
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$796
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$610
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$841
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$814
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$665
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$586
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$763
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$594
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$595
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$943