Mexico City vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mexico City	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1190	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3028	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$611	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$1253	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$376	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$740	$3947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	81
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	9.21M	577K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 42% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 4630th and 1688th ($1190 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1442nd in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 3360th and 188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Milwaukee

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	Mexico City	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.3	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.2	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$838	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$489	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1747	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1045	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2781	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2233	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.65	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.69	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.51	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.09	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.8	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$396	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8550	$24309

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$835
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$757
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$772
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$844
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$734
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$843
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$704
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$811
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$939
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$789
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$797
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$941
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$763
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$504
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$601
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$660
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$748
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$691
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$723
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$729
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$589
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$659
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$674
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$709

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