Brookhaven vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	22
😀 Quality of life	74	63
🏙️ Population	486K	1.96M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 145% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 225th and 4681st ($2959 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th 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 905th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 2533rd and 5591st 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	$25.1	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$4593

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2829
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2376
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2750
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2164
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3768
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3066
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2742
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2602
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2613
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2529
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2230
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2584
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2704
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3458
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3715
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2922
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2339
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2619
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2430
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2697
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2952
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2680
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2329
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2645
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2220
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2485
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2655
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2633
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3050
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3364
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3513
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2756
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2381
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2735

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642