Milwaukee vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2078
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5083
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1194
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3809
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
81
94
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
577K
2.44M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 65% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4661st ($2078 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 260th and 266th 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
$16.5
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.5
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1421
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$908
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2353
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1538
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2254
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1645
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.58
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$166
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1835
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24369
$18442

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Cities near Milwaukee

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602