Milwaukee vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$4180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	94
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	577K	664K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 21% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1833rd and 676th ($2078 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 7th in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 260th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Rotterdam

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	Milwaukee	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$13439

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727