Milwaukee vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1179
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1923
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$577
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3707
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
82
85
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
577K
3.03M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 103% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1864th and 5518th ($2046 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 195th and 541st 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
$16.5
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1315
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1953
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1705
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.09
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.55
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1808
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23971
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1904
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$1973
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1943
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1948
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$1966
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$1964
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1919
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1973
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2032
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1941
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2030
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2089
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1957
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2381
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1826
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2355
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2368
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2375
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2340
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1763
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2368
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2394
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2434
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2119
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1849
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2220
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2373
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1789
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2528
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2392
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2412
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2508
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2426
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2399

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650