Beijing vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$5458
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$1870
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$681
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	77	70
🏙️ Population	21.9M	486K

The cost of living in Beijing is 62% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 5141st and 278th ($1067 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 234th 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 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.6 months in Brookhaven. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Brookhaven ranked 880th in the United States, while ranked 763rd and 2604th 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	$4.04	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$6.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$2316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1539
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$6133
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$8.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$5.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$145
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$2489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$22510

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

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