Milwaukee vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2078
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5083
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$1194
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3809
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
81
71
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
577K
1.21M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 56% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4516th ($2078 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 1st in the United States and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United States vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 260th and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Sofia

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Milwaukee Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.5
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1421
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$908
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2353
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1538
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1645
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.58
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$166
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1835
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24369
$11223

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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 Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784