Milwaukee vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Milwaukee	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5122	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$1239	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$2039	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4263	$460
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	95
😀 Quality of life	90	64
🏙️ Population	577K	12.4M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 102% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1560th and 5031st ($2104 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1383rd and 1st 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 2 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Milwaukee ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 138th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Sao Paulo

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	Milwaukee	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.4	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$983	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2531	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1588	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1712	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1464	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.51	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.42	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1814	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24397	$12031

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1947
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2007
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1971
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1995
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2002
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2003
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1948
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1803
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1984
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$1985
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1983
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1945
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1911
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1970
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1949
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2193
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1800
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2199
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2191
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2164
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1709
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2205
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2150
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2305
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$1926
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1855
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2107
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2143
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1935
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2314
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2221
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2195
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2269
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2240
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2253

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659