Athens vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$5458
🏠 One person rent
$675
$1831
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$681
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$4411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
90
65
😀 Quality of life
78
70
🏙️ Population
643K
486K

The cost of living in Athens is 52% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 4177th and 278th ($1366 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 234th 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 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.6 months in Brookhaven. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Brookhaven ranked 880th in the United States, while ranked 658th and 2604th 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
$15.3
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$2316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$1539
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$6133
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$8.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$5.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$145
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$2489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$22510

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

Cities near Brookhaven

Distance City Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2676
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2459
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2342
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2639
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2117
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$3659
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2219
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$2982
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2566
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2615
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2517
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2482
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2191
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2529
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2600
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3425
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3604
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$2841
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2342
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2572
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2385
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2629
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2623
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2865
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2578
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2337
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2577
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2314
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2421
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2702
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2751
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2577
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$2954
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3159
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3498
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2722
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2341
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2715