Milwaukee vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milwaukee	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1179	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1923	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3707	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	82	22
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	577K	1.96M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 69% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1864th and 4681st ($2046 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th 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 55th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 195th and 5591st 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	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.2	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1705	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.55	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23971	$4593

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399

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