Milwaukee vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$1885
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	92
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	577K	2.75M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 18% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1688th and 2722nd ($2065 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 2nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 188th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Rome

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	Milwaukee	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$10781

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262