Milwaukee vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$2911
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	82	100
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	577K	9.67M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 54% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 1702nd and 4104th ($2054 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 3rd in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 240th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Seoul

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	Milwaukee	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$20197

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019