Milwaukee vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milwaukee	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$1179	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$1923	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3707	$767
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	82	20
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	577K	6.44M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 215% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1864th and 7433rd ($2046 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 195th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Shangrao

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	Milwaukee	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.2	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1705	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.55	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23971	$28686

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620