Milwaukee vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milwaukee	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$1179	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1923	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3707	$675
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	82	19
😀 Quality of life	91	44
🏙️ Population	577K	7.01M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 253% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1864th and 7987th ($2046 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 195th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Milwaukee	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.2	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1705	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.55	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23971	$7830

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506