Milwaukee vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	69
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	577K	385K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 19% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1786th and 777th ($2088 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 683rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Ranked 57th vs 31st best cities to live in the United States, and 224th vs 142nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Tampa

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	Milwaukee	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$19356

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260