Milwaukee vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$4650
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$1138
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1898
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$3202
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	81	86
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	577K	518K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 7% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1786th and 2172nd ($2088 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 131st in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 224th and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Sheffield

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	Milwaukee	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$24916

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1604
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1559
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1533
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1863
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1710
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1847
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1894
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1961
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1689
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2039
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1975
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1827
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2348
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1748
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1990
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1838
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2043
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2025
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1993
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1945
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1411
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1784
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1808
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1832
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1987
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$2012
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1919
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1501
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1887
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1694
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2022
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1870