Berlin vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$5458
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$1870
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$681
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$4411
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	95	70
🏙️ Population	3.76M	486K

The cost of living in Berlin is 26% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 1583rd and 278th ($2104 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 234th 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Brookhaven. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Brookhaven ranked 880th in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 2604th 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	$14.5	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$6.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$2316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$1539
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$6133
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$5.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$8.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$5.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$145
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$2489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$22510

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

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