Milwaukee vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$4493
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	81	75
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	577K	459K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 8% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1688th and 1277th ($2065 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 1122nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 43rd vs 41st best cities to live in the United States, and 188th vs 186th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Virginia Beach

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	Milwaukee	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$18476

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701