Milwaukee vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	22
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	577K	1.96M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 60% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4578th ($2078 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 260th and 5712th 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	$16.5	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$4857

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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 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