Milwaukee vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$4401
😷 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 1833rd and 154th ($2078 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th 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 70th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 260th and 5th 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	$16.5	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$31369

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663