Milwaukee vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milwaukee	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$1179	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1923	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3707	$442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	82	95
😀 Quality of life	91	67
🏙️ Population	577K	6.21M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 118% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1864th and 6006th ($2046 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th 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 55th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 195th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Milwaukee	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.2	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1705	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.55	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23971	$12076

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586