Milwaukee vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	81	47
😀 Quality of life	89	63
🏙️ Population	577K	1.26M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 62% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4609th ($2078 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 11th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 260th and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Zapopan

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	Milwaukee	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$6389

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986