Milwaukee vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	33
😀 Quality of life	89	84
🏙️ Population	577K	543K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 8% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1833rd and 2278th ($2078 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 1724th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 70th vs 164th best cities to live in the United States, and 260th vs 490th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Tucson

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	Milwaukee	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$15659

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190