Milwaukee vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$5531
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	82	87
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	577K	1.39M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 40% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1702nd and 36th ($2054 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 32nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Ranked 55th vs 13th best cities to live in the United States, and 240th vs 95th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs San Diego

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	Milwaukee	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$28706

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759