Milwaukee vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	81	53
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	577K	686K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 116% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5951st ($2078 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 630th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 260th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Shizuoka

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	Milwaukee	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$16729

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063