Milwaukee vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5122
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1239
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$2039
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4263
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
81
95
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
577K
2.6M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 80% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1560th and 4516th ($2104 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1383rd 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 2 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Milwaukee ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 138th and 209th 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
$15.8
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.4
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.88
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1310
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$983
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2531
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1588
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1712
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1464
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.82
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24397
$19102

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1947
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2007
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1971
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1995
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2002
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2003
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1948
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1803
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1984
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$1985
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$1983
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1945
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1911
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$1970
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1949
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2193
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1800
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2199
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2191
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2164
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1709
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2205
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2150
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2305
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$1926
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1855
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2107
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2143
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1935
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2314
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2221
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2195
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2269
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2240
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2253

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589