Milwaukee vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2054
$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4880
$7449
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$1896
🏘️ Family rent
$1862
$3549
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$746
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3539
$6742
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
82
80
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
577K
737K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 32% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1702nd and 158th ($2054 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 140th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Ranked 55th vs 15th best cities to live in the United States, and 240th vs 98th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Seattle

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Milwaukee Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$7.98
 Cappuccino
$5.06
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1311
$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$979
$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1469
$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.1
$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.9
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.54
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$163
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1813
$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24191
$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2642
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2973
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2595
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3239
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2718
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2741
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2625
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2759
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2785
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2606
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2623
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2726
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2462
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2784
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2642
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2532
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2579
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2637
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2338
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2589
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2517
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2604
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2644
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2449
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2598
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2460
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2571
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2406
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2692
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2527
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2523
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2093