Milwaukee vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$3766
😷 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 14% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1786th and 1008th ($2088 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st 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 57th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 224th and 19th 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	$16.8	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$17265

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464