Milwaukee vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milwaukee	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$1179	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$1923	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3707	$8151
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	81
😀 Quality of life	91	100
🏙️ Population	577K	449K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 45% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1864th and 23rd ($2046 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th and 3rd 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 195th and 2nd 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	$16.5	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.2	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1705	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.55	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23971	$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041