Milwaukee vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$7242
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	81
😀 Quality of life	88	98
🏙️ Population	577K	449K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 38% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1702nd and 59th ($2054 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th 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 1.7 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 240th and 5th 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	$13.3	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717