Milwaukee vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$1737
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$293
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$447
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$374
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	82	56
😀 Quality of life	88	57
🏙️ Population	577K	2.42M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 191% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1702nd and 6861st ($2054 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 25th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 240th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Salvador

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	Milwaukee	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$6.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$10392

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677