Milwaukee vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$2185
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	81	53
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	577K	686K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 133% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1786th and 6285th ($2088 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 758th 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 57th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 224th and 186th 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	$16.8	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$14291

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$883
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$888
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$915
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1003
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$984
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$929
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$936
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$941
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1012
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$932
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1003
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1004
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1006
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1005
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1010
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1003
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1018
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1020
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1024
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$995
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1018
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1021
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1022
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1018
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1018
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1029
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1073
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$972
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1023
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1016