Milwaukee vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milwaukee	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$1179	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$1923	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3707	$2219
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	82	91
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	577K	2.75M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 1% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1864th and 1942nd ($2046 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th and 2nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 195th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Rome

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	Milwaukee	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.2	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1705	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.55	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23971	$10916

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323