Milwaukee vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$5772
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	81	87
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	577K	1.39M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 38% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1688th and 45th ($2065 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 36th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Ranked 43rd vs 12th best cities to live in the United States, and 188th vs 75th 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	$16.7	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$21468

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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

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647