Milwaukee vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$365
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	81	94
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	577K	6.21M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 116% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1688th and 5959th ($2065 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 2nd in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 188th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Milwaukee	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$10815

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585