Milwaukee vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$1434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$1987
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	59
😀 Quality of life	89	84
🏙️ Population	577K	581K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 46% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 1786th and 4201st ($2088 vs $1434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 1st in the United States and Lithuania, respectively. Check the United States vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.4 months in Vilnius. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 224th and 502nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Milwaukee	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$1364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$6138
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$3459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$12428

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$859
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$881
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1258
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$974
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$928
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$982
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$445
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$938
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1114
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$924
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$608
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$964
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$895
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1170
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$676
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1229
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$893
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$835
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1000
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1254
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1060
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1374
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$527
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$669
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$477
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$355
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$938
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1454
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1040
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1023
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1253
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$932
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1010
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1540