Milwaukee vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$1179
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1923
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$577
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3707
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
82
96
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
577K
17.5M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 133% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1864th and 6334th ($2046 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 195th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Milwaukee Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1315
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1953
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1705
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.09
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.55
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1808
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23971
$22402

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634