Milwaukee vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2088
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5072
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$1201
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3838
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
95
😀 Quality of life
89
76
🏙️ Population
577K
17.5M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 110% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1786th and 5618th ($2088 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 224th and 1163rd 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
$16.8
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$5.05
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1419
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2352
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1521
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.16%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2602
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1709
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.9
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.91
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1817
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24100
$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648