Milwaukee vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1867
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3947
$1789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
81
95
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
577K
2.6M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 78% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1688th and 4715th ($2065 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 1st 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 Taipei. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 188th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Taipei

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Milwaukee Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$967
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2324
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1439
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.65
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1808
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24309
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605