Cost of Living in Milwaukee

This page summarises typical cost of living in Milwaukee, United States, expressed in USD. A single person can expect to budget around 1,760 USD per month before rent-driven variation, with an affordability score of 76/100 (higher means more affordable). On that scale Milwaukee is relatively affordable relative to other cities in the dataset. These are deterministic planning estimates derived from a country cost baseline adjusted for the city's affordability and size — they are not live market prices, not a ranking, and should be verified against current local sources before relocation or travel decisions.

Currency: USD. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16.

Milwaukee has an affordability score of 76/100, which places it in the relatively affordable range relative to other indexed cities. Because every city profile uses the same scale, this score is the most reliable cross-city comparison — local-currency totals above are not directly comparable between countries.

In Milwaukee a single-person monthly budget is around 1,760 USD and a one-bedroom rent around 937 USD. Use the affordability score (76/100) to compare across countries, since amounts are shown in each city's local currency.

• Cost of living in Chicago — affordability 68/100
• Cost of living in Minneapolis — affordability 70/100
• Cost of living in Madison — affordability 74/100