Milwaukee vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$2601
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	89	99
🏙️ Population	577K	14.3M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 26% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1688th and 3085th ($2065 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 4th 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 188th and 3rd 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	$16.7	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$15495

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392

Cities near Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033