Milwaukee vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$561
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	81	63
😀 Quality of life	89	60
🏙️ Population	577K	1.76M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 129% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1688th and 6126th ($2065 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 2nd in the United States and Ecuador, respectively. Check the United States vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 188th and 5262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Quito

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	Milwaukee	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$7183

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483