Milwaukee vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$752
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	81	17
😀 Quality of life	89	44
🏙️ Population	577K	7.01M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 248% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1786th and 7983rd ($2088 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 263rd 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 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 224th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Milwaukee	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$8478

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513