Mexico City vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mexico City	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1428	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3399	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$774	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$431	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1028	$3809
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	9.21M	577K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 31% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 4274th and 1833rd ($1428 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1456th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 3354th and 260th 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	$11.7	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$623	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1886	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1143	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3740	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2224	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.92	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11420	$24369

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$975
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$917
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$934
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$986
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$907
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1032
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$771
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$987
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$981
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$1004
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1241
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$950
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$926
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$803
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$928
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$926
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$944
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$846
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$670
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$962
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$910
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1023

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415