Milwaukee vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$2620
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	91
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	577K	1.23M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 101% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 1702nd and 5342nd ($2054 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 49th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 2.6 months in Suwon. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 240th and 124th 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	$13.3	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$746
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$93.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$20.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$12488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$6618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$7.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$75.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$21003

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378

Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1098
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1022
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1283
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1127
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1165
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1163
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1334
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1161
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1122
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1092
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1020
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1026
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1129
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1171
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1099
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1151
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1033
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1026
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1040
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1036
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1074
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$936
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1565
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$900
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$865
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1019
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1038
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1038