Milwaukee vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$4089
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	81	81
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	577K	1.43M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 0.7% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1833rd and 1874th ($2078 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 1483rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ranked 70th vs 42nd best cities to live in the United States, and 260th vs 170th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs San Antonio

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	Milwaukee	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$17470

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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

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150