Milwaukee vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milwaukee	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$1672
🏠 One person rent	$1179	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1923	$323
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3707	$863
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	82	21
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	577K	6.71M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 124% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 1864th and 6158th ($2046 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th and 12th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Yancheng ranked 242nd in China, while ranked 195th and 7008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Yancheng

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	Milwaukee	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.2	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1705	$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.55	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23971	$18627

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$663
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$664
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$617
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$654
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$602
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$610
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$597
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$622
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$590
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$621
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$537
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$597
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$547
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$601
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$602
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$612
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$753
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$564
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$632
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$679
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$567
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$696
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$674
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$639
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$558
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$673
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$771
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$546
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$509
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1003