Milwaukee vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Milwaukee	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5122	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$1239	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$2039	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4263	$1455
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	577K	24.9M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 77% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1560th and 4461st ($2104 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1383rd 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 2 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Milwaukee ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 138th and 558th 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	$15.8	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.4	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$983	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2531	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1588	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1712	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1464	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.51	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.42	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1814	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24397	$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740