Milwaukee vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$3375
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$488
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$1182
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$1611
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	82	99
😀 Quality of life	88	77
🏙️ Population	577K	1.33M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 72% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1702nd and 4495th ($2054 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 42nd 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 240th and 748th 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	$13.3	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$37
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$14676

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1107
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1222
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1098
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1071
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1607
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1109
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1125