Milwaukee vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$3066
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$1869
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	81	99
😀 Quality of life	89	79
🏙️ Population	577K	1.33M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 99% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1688th and 5386th ($2065 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 468th 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 188th and 592nd 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	$16.7	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$12701

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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 Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$980
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1061
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1095
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1050
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1641
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1052
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1057
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1065
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1075