Milwaukee vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$879
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$2019
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	81	95
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	577K	824K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 90% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1786th and 5016th ($2088 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 72nd 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 1.8 months in Sakai. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Sakai ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 224th and 663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Sakai

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	Milwaukee	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$4966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$2234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$12933

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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 Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1020
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1026
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1035
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1003
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1038
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$996
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1006
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1254
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$972
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$983
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$987
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1010
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$965
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$974
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1034
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1039
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$953
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$980
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$982
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$964
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$950
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$975
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$972
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1010
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$982
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$981
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$988