Milwaukee vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$6972
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	81	87
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	577K	1.01M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 44% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1688th and 13th ($2065 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 11th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Ranked 43rd vs 9th best cities to live in the United States, and 188th vs 57th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs San Jose, United States

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	Milwaukee	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$23974

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146