Milwaukee vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$695
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	82	17
😀 Quality of life	88	38
🏙️ Population	577K	9.03M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 254% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 1702nd and 7893rd ($2054 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 321st 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 240th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Milwaukee	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$14854

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$591
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$591
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$586
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$637
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$547
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$571
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$538
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$736
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$545
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$633
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$528
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$600
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$519
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$529
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$787
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$575
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$584
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$571
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$632
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$509
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$602
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$551
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$505
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$504
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$505
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$619
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$625
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$800
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$621
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$484