Milwaukee vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	81	57
😀 Quality of life	89	63
🏙️ Population	577K	2.42M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 136% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1786th and 6337th ($2088 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 10th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 224th and 5445th 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	$16.8	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$15139

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751