Milwaukee vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$491
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	81	95
😀 Quality of life	89	67
🏙️ Population	577K	6.21M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 105% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5559th ($2078 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th 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 70th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 260th and 4845th 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	$16.5	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$13739

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631