Milwaukee vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	100
😀 Quality of life	88	100
🏙️ Population	577K	4.84M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 19% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1702nd and 745th ($2054 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 240th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Sydney

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	Milwaukee	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683