Milwaukee vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milwaukee	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$1179	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$1923	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3707	$1593
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	82	99
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	577K	1.33M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 97% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1864th and 5298th ($2046 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th and 260th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 195th and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Saitama

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	Milwaukee	Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.2	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1705	$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.55	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23971	$17943

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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 Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$961
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1033
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$997
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$961
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$994
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$990
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$952
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$976
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$998
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$981
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1017
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1055