Milwaukee vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$7072
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$2101
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$3780
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$4276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	81	89
😀 Quality of life	89	97
🏙️ Population	577K	5.87M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 33% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1786th and 165th ($2088 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 1st in the United States and Singapore, respectively. Check the United States vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 224th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Singapore City

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	Milwaukee	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$27027

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$501
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$717
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$759
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$707
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$617
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$488
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$610
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$741
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$417
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$743
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$621
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$794
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$677
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$371
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$555
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$393
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$422
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$438
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$720
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$762
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637