Milwaukee vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2054
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4880
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1862
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3539
$1684
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
82
95
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
577K
2.6M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 74% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1702nd and 4534th ($2054 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 240th and 339th 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
$13.3
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1311
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$979
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1469
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.9
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.54
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$163
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1813
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24191
$19749

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1942
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2019
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1986
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1976
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2001
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$1998
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1932
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1760
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1991
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2017
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2023
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1963
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1968
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2017
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1960
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2320
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1847
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2313
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2321
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2312
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2298
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1817
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2332
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2327
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2391
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2078
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1850
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2179
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2294
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1789
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2484
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2345
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2311
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2461
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2371
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2378

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581