Milwaukee vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$4620
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	82	84
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	577K	430K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 11% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 1702nd and 1145th ($2054 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 1045th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 2 months in Minneapolis. Ranked 55th vs 53rd best cities to live in the United States, and 240th vs 237th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Minneapolis

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	Milwaukee	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$27328

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682