Milwaukee vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2078
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5083
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1194
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3809
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
85
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
577K
2.87M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 117% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1833rd and 5984th ($2078 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 260th and 409th 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
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1421
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$908
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2353
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1538
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1645
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.58
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$166
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1835
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24369
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1963
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2040
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1997
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1997
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2028
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2020
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1966
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1812
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$2037
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2079
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2070
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1971
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2034
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2092
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1990
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2381
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1814
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2365
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2379
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2435
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2354
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1746
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2403
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2437
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2410
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2131
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1844
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2229
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2402
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1784
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2504
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2398
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2371
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2519
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2434
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2415

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665