Milwaukee vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	81	21
😀 Quality of life	89	46
🏙️ Population	577K	6.56M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 246% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1833rd and 7929th ($2078 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 260th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Shaoyang

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	Milwaukee	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$11939

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615