Milwaukee vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2088
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5072
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1201
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3838
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
81
94
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
577K
2.43M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 67% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1786th and 4646th ($2088 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 224th and 178th 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
$16.8
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.05
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1419
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2352
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1521
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.16%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2602
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1709
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.9
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.91
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1817
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24100
$16947

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1934
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2000
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1979
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$1993
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$1990
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1930
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1746
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1996
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2058
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2065
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1946
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2039
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2097
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1950
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2344
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1771
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2382
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2389
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2443
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2364
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1825
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2407
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2434
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2418
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2162
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1813
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2249
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2428
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1796
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2555
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2418
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2410
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2559
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2453
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2400

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612