Amsterdam vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3203
$2921
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7246
$5483
🏠 One person rent
$2108
$1834
🏘️ Family rent
$3473
$1705
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$761
🚐 Transport expenses
$259
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5294
$4363
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
921K
486K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 10% more expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 126th and 276th ($3203 vs $2921) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 221st in the Netherlands and the United States, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.5 months in Brookhaven. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Brookhaven ranked 1103rd in the United States, while ranked 13th and 3052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Brookhaven

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Amsterdam Brookhaven
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.4
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$7.98
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2237
$2314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1767
$1523
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3877
$4097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2931
$858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.1
$68.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11192
$5885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7947
$3551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.78
$3.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$19.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.38
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$5.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$5.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.68
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$18.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$10.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$5.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$53
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$66.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2472
$2249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21156
$23283

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2223
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2822
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2383
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2440
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2636
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2383
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2338
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2669
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2348
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2457
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1512
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2481
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2172
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2701
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2471
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2389
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2058
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2637
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1822
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1848
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2136
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2360
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2106
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2119
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2260
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2189
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$2002
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2094
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2055
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2200
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2132
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2206
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2340

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