Athens vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$2863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$5521
🏠 One person rent
$616
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$1913
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$676
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$4325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
90
65
😀 Quality of life
78
69
🏙️ Population
643K
486K

The cost of living in Athens is 56% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 4281st and 271st ($1272 vs $2863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 238th in Greece and the United States, respectively. Check Greece vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.5 months in Brookhaven. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Brookhaven ranked 885th in the United States, while ranked 656th and 2684th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Brookhaven

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Athens Brookhaven
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$6.54
 Cappuccino
$4.11
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$2335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$1529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$91.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$5521
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$4121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$23.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$9.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$4.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$157
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$17.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$2514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$22670

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150

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Distance City Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2730
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2477
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2338
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2677
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2123
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$3639
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2221
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$2974
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2669
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2586
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2644
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2556
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2528
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2234
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2546
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2645
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3455
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3558
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$2875
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2316
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2593
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2365
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2654
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2635
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2885
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2610
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2284
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2588
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2236
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2433
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2664
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2737
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2599
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$2987
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3284
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3494
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2732
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2330
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2730