Milwaukee vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$2615
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$2748
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	91
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	577K	1.23M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 113% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 1688th and 5892nd ($2065 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 74th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 2.8 months in Suwon. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 188th and 111th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Suwon

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	Milwaukee	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$73.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$13362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$7225
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$5.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$4.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$22854

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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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1003
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1025
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1005
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1025
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$990
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1087
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1142
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1049
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1038
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1057
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1068
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1461
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1074
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1085
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1067
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1077
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1041
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1084
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$966
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$936
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1222
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1025
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1036
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$941
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1020
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$989
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$968
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1027
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1140
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$997
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1567
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$1098
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$839
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1043
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1098
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1066