Milwaukee vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$2925
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	81	41
😀 Quality of life	89	56
🏙️ Population	577K	331K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 62% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1786th and 4553rd ($2088 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 2nd in the United States and El Salvador, respectively. Check the United States vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 224th and 6244th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Milwaukee	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$39
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$4732

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1231
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$770
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$905
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1123
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1132
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1130
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$790
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$678
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$860
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$935
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$854
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$951
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$832
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$791
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$962
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$960
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$759
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$716
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$619
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$503
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$775
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$788
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$665
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$1014
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$817
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1008
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$706