Brookhaven vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brookhaven	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2921	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5483	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1834	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4363	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	22
😀 Quality of life	72	62
🏙️ Population	486K	1.96M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 125% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 276th and 4578th ($2921 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st and 9th 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 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Brookhaven ranked 1103rd best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 3052nd and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Tijuana

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	Brookhaven	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2314	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1523	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4097	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5885	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.62	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.3	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2249	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23283	$4857

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2779
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2686
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2713
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2144
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3722
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3059
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2732
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2642
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2606
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2554
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2302
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2564
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2698
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3460
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3644
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3032
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2294
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2647
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2387
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2670
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2971
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2690
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2650
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2127
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2492
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2697
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2600
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3020
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3312
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3510
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2809
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2385
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2803

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667