Milwaukee vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Milwaukee	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5122	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$1239	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$2039	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4263	$6558
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	81	81
😀 Quality of life	90	97
🏙️ Population	577K	443K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 38% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1560th and 31st ($2104 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1383rd and 2nd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Milwaukee ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 138th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Zurich

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	Milwaukee	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.4	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$983	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2531	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1588	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1712	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1464	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.51	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.42	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1814	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24397	$29266

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846