Milwaukee vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$5984
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$1867
$2792
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3947
$4931
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
82
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
577K
468K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 17% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1688th and 806th ($2065 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 719th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Ranked 43rd vs 49th best cities to live in the United States, and 188th vs 202nd 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
$16.7
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$967
$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2324
$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1439
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.65
$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1808
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24309
$22229

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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 Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753