Milwaukee vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	81	17
😀 Quality of life	89	44
🏙️ Population	577K	7.82M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 245% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1833rd and 7914th ($2078 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 207th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 260th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Shangqiu

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	Milwaukee	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$16802

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518