Milwaukee vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5122
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1239
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2039
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4263
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
96
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
577K
17.5M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 124% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1560th and 5744th ($2104 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1383rd and 16th 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 2 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Milwaukee ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 138th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Shenzhen

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Milwaukee Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1310
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$983
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2531
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1588
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1712
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1464
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.82
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24397
$24305

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1947
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2007
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1971
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1995
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2002
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2003
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1948
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1803
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1984
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$1985
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$1983
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1945
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1911
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$1970
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1949
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2193
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1800
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2199
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2191
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2164
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1709
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2205
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2150
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2305
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$1926
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1855
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2107
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2143
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1935
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2314
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2221
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2195
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2269
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2240
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2253

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584