Milwaukee vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	96
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	577K	11.5M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 86% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5003rd ($2078 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 260th and 2408th 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	$16.5	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$16798

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719