Milwaukee vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$4139
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$825
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$1461
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$441
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$2676
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	577K	14.3M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 22% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1833rd and 3249th ($2078 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 260th and 8th 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	$16.5	$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$16728

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1176
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$993
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1160
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$979
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1072
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1116
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1104
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1089
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1011
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1399
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1097
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1137
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1073
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1115
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1048
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1070
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1013
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1073
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1005