Milwaukee vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milwaukee	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1179	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1923	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3707	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	82	85
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	577K	9.07M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 269% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1864th and 8245th ($2046 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th and 341st 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 Shenyang. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 195th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Shenyang

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	Milwaukee	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1705	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.55	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23971	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501