Milwaukee vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Milwaukee	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5122	$4005
🏠 One person rent	$1239	$760
🏘️ Family rent	$2039	$1537
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4263	$2885
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	90	100
🏙️ Population	577K	14M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 35% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1560th and 3238th ($2104 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1383rd and 3rd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Milwaukee ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 138th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Tokyo

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	Milwaukee	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.4	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$983	$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2531	$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1588	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1712	$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1464	$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.51	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.42	$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1814	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24397	$15051

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1117
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$988
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1115
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1053
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1067
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1101
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1062
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1091
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$985
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1143
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1049
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1031
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1056
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1052
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1063