Milwaukee vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1867
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3947
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
84
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
577K
3.03M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 122% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1688th and 6052nd ($2065 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 5th 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 188th and 496th 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
$16.7
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$967
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2324
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1439
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.65
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1808
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24309
$13638

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1955
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2022
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1991
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$2001
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2015
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2014
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1962
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1818
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$2011
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2008
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$1997
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1967
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1904
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$1968
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1943
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2291
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1834
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2267
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2285
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2295
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2276
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1811
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2309
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2202
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2407
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2069
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1878
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2158
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2289
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1772
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2343
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2331
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2376
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2393
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2357
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2392

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716