Milwaukee vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$4749
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	82	82
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	577K	468K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 14% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1702nd and 972nd ($2054 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 892nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Ranked 55th vs 51st best cities to live in the United States, and 240th vs 221st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Raleigh

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	Milwaukee	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682