Milwaukee vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$3289
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$1023
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$2647
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	82	96
😀 Quality of life	88	97
🏙️ Population	577K	3.76M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 54% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 1702nd and 4098th ($2054 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 18th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 2 months in Yokohama. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 240th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Milwaukee	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$13410

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1012
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1028
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1039
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1045
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1023
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$908
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$948
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1138
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1065
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1150
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1122
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$993
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1103
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1060
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1116
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1099
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1109