Milwaukee vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	99
😀 Quality of life	89	100
🏙️ Population	577K	5.45M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 27% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1786th and 370th ($2088 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 224th 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	$16.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863