Milwaukee vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2088
$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5072
$6362
🏠 One person rent
$1201
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$2815
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3838
$4246
😷 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 1786th and 649th ($2088 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 5th 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 57th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 224th and 20th 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
$16.8
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$6.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.05
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1419
$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2352
$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1521
$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.16%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2602
$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1709
$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.9
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.91
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1817
$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24100
$13092

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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 Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799