Beijing vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$5450
🏠 One person rent	$648	$1858
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$1725
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$745
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$4443
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	73	72
🏙️ Population	21.9M	486K

The cost of living in Beijing is 62% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 4987th and 281st ($1108 vs $2924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 230th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.5 months in Brookhaven. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Brookhaven ranked 999th in the United States, while ranked 2361st and 2997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Brookhaven

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	Beijing	Brookhaven
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$8.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$2326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$1534
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$4090
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$857
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$5605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$3243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$3.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$5.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$18.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$10.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$5.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$2261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$23474

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2763
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2619
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2397
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2725
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2160
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3756
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2271
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3087
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2744
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2661
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2724
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2609
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2556
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2343
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2555
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2715
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3446
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3582
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3033
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2295
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2664
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2391
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2645
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2727
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2982
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2694
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2253
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2653
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2118
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2471
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2710
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2815
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2580
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3045
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3327
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3562
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2823
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2378
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2820