Milwaukee vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Milwaukee Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5122
$6734
🏠 One person rent
$1239
$1795
🏘️ Family rent
$2039
$3490
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4263
$4345
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
82
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
577K
468K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 24% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1560th and 304th ($2104 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1383rd and 266th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Ranked 26th vs 58th best cities to live in the United States, and 138th vs 235th among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Milwaukee vs Raleigh infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Milwaukee vs Raleigh

Prices for goods and services in Milwaukee and Raleigh are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Milwaukee Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.4
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$6.28
 Cappuccino
$4.88
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1310
$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$983
$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2531
$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1588
$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64
$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1712
$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1464
$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.82
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24397
$22084

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1947
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2007
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1971
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1995
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2002
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2003
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1948
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1803
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1984
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$1985
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$1983
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1945
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1911
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$1970
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1949
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2193
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1800
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2199
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2191
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2164
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1709
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2205
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2150
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2305
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$1926
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1855
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2107
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2143
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1935
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2314
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2221
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2195
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2269
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2240
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2253

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857