Milwaukee vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2069	$1961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4964	$4642
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$1167
🏘️ Family rent	$1864	$2043
🍽️ Food expenses	$580	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$68.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3919	$3608
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	33
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	577K	543K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 6% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1682nd and 1977th ($2069 vs $1961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1437th and 1636th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Ranked 43rd vs 134th best cities to live in the United States, and 190th vs 532nd 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	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.14	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1060
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$904
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$2017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$1651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$72.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1698	$2543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$2469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.8	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1823	$1073
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24428	$15484

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2048
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1983
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1958
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2026
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1987
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2000
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2012
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2015
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1817
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2001
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2007
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2004
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1964
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1912
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1974
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1941
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2298
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2269
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2287
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2297
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2263
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1804
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2316
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2198
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2404
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2081
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1875
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2172
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2286
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1773
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2345
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2336
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2361
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2379
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2370
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2394

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2014
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2064
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2025
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1987
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1671
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$784
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2317
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2312
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2341
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2355
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2436
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2385
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2424
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$779
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2427
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2578
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2368
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2388
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2516
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2451
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1986
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2198
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2297
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2329
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2410
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2498
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2284
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$856
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1795
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$838
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2644
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1609
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1997
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618