Berlin vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$2959
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$5553
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1724
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$4442
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	96	74
🏙️ Population	3.78M	486K

The cost of living in Berlin is 25% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 1418th and 225th ($2222 vs $2959) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 180th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Brookhaven. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Brookhaven ranked 905th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 2533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Brookhaven

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	Berlin	Brookhaven
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$2329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$4219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$5172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$3875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$3.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$4.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$6.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$7.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$18.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$78
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$2165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$20274

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2829
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2376
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2750
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2164
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3768
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3066
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2742
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2602
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2613
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2529
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2230
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2584
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2704
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3458
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3715
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2922
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2339
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2619
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2430
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2697
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2952
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2680
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2329
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2645
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2220
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2485
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2655
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2633
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3050
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3364
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3513
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2756
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2381
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2735