Milwaukee vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$1867
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3947
$3918
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
81
53
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
577K
140K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 29% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 1688th and 204th ($2065 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 1st in the United States and Iceland, respectively. Check the United States vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 188th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Milwaukee Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$967
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2324
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1439
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.65
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1808
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24309
$6167

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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 Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161