Milwaukee vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$2291
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	81	65
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	577K	12.7M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 166% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1833rd and 6833rd ($2078 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 31st in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 260th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Suzhou

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	Milwaukee	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$17664

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$644
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$683
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$669
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$594
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$650
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$684
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$557
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1126
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$623
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$620
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$636
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1002
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$652
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$646
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$652
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$860
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$604
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$647
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$675
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$626
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$618
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$644
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$601
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$678
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$671
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$765
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$677
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$632
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$584
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$680
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$623