Milwaukee vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1867
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3947
$1905
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
100
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
577K
24.9M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 82% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1688th and 4780th ($2065 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 6th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 188th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Shanghai

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Milwaukee Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$967
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2324
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1439
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.65
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1808
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24309
$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774