Milwaukee vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	81	95
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	577K	6.21M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 91% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1786th and 5029th ($2088 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 224th and 2767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Milwaukee	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$12842

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634