Beijing vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$5521
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1851
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1913
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$4325
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	75	69
🏙️ Population	21.9M	486K

The cost of living in Beijing is 64% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 5387th and 271st ($1016 vs $2863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 238th 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 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.5 months in Brookhaven. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Brookhaven ranked 885th in the United States, while ranked 989th and 2684th 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	$3.86	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$6.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$2335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$1529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$91.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$5521
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$4121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$23.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$9.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$17.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$2514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$22670

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Brookhaven

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