Milwaukee vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$3835
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	94
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	577K	664K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 7% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1688th and 1336th ($2065 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 6th 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 188th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Milwaukee	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$10888

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592