Milwaukee vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$4523
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ 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 35% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1688th and 81st ($2065 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 188th 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	$16.7	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$28407

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637