Milwaukee vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$3539
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	81	95
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	577K	985K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 4% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1688th and 1883rd ($2065 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 2nd in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Check the United States vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 188th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Stockholm

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	Milwaukee	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$7335

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328