Milwaukee vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$727
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	81	24
😀 Quality of life	89	39
🏙️ Population	577K	6.56M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 238% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1688th and 7649th ($2065 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 188th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Milwaukee	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610