Milwaukee vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$827
😷 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 245% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1786th and 7943rd ($2088 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 224th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Milwaukee	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$13867

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619