Milwaukee vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milwaukee Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5122
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$1239
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$2039
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4263
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
93
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
577K
1.86M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 44% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1560th and 3564th ($2104 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1383rd and 1st in the United States and Poland, respectively. Check the United States vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Milwaukee ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 138th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Warsaw

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Milwaukee Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.4
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$4.88
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1310
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$983
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2531
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1588
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1712
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1464
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$8.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.82
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24397
$11854

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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 Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385