Milwaukee vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$856
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	81	22
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	577K	1.96M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 97% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1688th and 5280th ($2065 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 188th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Tijuana

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	Milwaukee	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$3.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$2656

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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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$922
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2877
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$2973
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3346
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2936
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2799
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2821
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2765
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$2853
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$2795
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2718
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2783
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$2926
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$912
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2579
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2886
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3006
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2650
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2717
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2828
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2587
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2789
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2653
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2644