Milwaukee vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2088
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5072
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1201
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3838
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
85
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
577K
2.87M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 122% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1786th and 5994th ($2088 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 6th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 224th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Taichung

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Milwaukee Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.05
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1419
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2352
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1521
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.16%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2602
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1709
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.9
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.91
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1817
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24100
$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684