Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Wisconsin
Waukesha is a Milwaukee-area suburb and family market in Wisconsin, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the large metro and lake-region market in Wisconsin, promoted in source-ready batch 02 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Waukesha has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Milwaukee has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Milwaukee minus Waukesha.
| Metric | Waukesha | Milwaukee | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,543 | $1,461 | -$82 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $419,399 | $226,456 | -$192,943 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $191/mo | $179/mo | -$12/mo | Milwaukee | Milwaukee has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 100 | 97 | -3 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $53,100 | $67,260 | +$14,160 | Waukesha | Waukesha has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 83/100 | 82/100 | -1 | Waukesha | Waukesha has the higher move score. |