Milwaukee vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	81	95
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	577K	985K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 18% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1833rd and 849th ($2078 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 1st 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 260th and 23rd 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	$16.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$17693

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516