Milwaukee vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$1325
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$321
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	81	58
😀 Quality of life	89	68
🏙️ Population	577K	10.6M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 322% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 1833rd and 8757th ($2078 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 260th and 4718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Shijiazhuang

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	Milwaukee	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$0.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$5006

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$519
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$524
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$525
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$558
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$528
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$550
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$512
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$562
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$568
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$508
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$466
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$468
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$542
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$562
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$540
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$545
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$567
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$538
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$492
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$518
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$555
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$564
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$646
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$523
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$621
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$505
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$540
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$531
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$610
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$666
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$584
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$659
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$630
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$770
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716