Milwaukee vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2054
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4880
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1862
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3539
$1394
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
82
70
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
577K
1.4M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 98% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1702nd and 5261st ($2054 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 240th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Milwaukee Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1311
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$979
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1469
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.9
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.54
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$163
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1813
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24191
$6749

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1942
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2019
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1986
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1976
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2001
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$1998
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1932
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1760
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1991
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2017
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2023
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1963
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1968
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2017
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1960
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2320
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1847
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2313
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2321
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2312
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2298
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1817
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2332
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2327
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2391
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2078
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1850
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2179
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2294
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1789
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2484
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2345
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2311
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2461
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2371
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2378

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$682
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$687
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$576
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$866
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$667
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$594
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$734
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$711
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$561
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$588
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$605
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$616
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$612
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$598
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$545
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$772
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$595
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$556
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$988
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$891
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$848
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$646
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$463
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$619
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$682
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$537
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$623
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$930
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$629
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$948
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1028
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$662
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$807
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$631
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$899
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$635
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$633