Milwaukee vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$925
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	82	49
😀 Quality of life	88	59
🏙️ Population	577K	1.48M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 101% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1702nd and 5351st ($2054 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th and 14th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 240th and 5375th 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	$13.3	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$5821

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696