Milwaukee vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$3612
😷 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 1688th and 2005th ($2065 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 1656th 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 133rd best cities to live in the United States, and 188th vs 528th 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	$16.7	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$15724

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618