Milwaukee vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Milwaukee	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5122	$4383
🏠 One person rent	$1239	$1083
🏘️ Family rent	$2039	$1834
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4263	$3327
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	81	95
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	577K	979K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 6% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1560th and 1837th ($2104 vs $1981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1383rd and 3rd 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 2 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Milwaukee ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 138th and 21st 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	$15.8	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.4	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$7.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$1337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$983	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2531	$2263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1588	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1712	$10074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1464	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$30.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.51	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.42	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$6.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$27.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1814	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24397	$7816

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1947
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2007
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1971
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1995
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2002
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2003
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1948
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1803
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1984
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$1985
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1983
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1945
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1911
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1970
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1949
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2193
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1800
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2199
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2191
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2164
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1709
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2205
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2150
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2305
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$1926
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1855
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2107
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2143
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1935
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2314
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2221
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2195
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2269
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2240
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2253

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1727
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1742
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1810
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2032
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1724
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1650
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1688
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1512
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1348
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1271
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1263
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1210
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1228
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1420
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1276
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1342
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1203
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1345
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1783
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$2283
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1396
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1246
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1480
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1465
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1532
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1483
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1528
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1265
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1080
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$893
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1336
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1438
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1261
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1487
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1262
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1382