Berlin vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$5521
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1851
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1913
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$4325
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	95	69
🏙️ Population	3.78M	486K

The cost of living in Berlin is 29% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 1762nd and 271st ($2027 vs $2863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 238th 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 1.5 months in Brookhaven. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Brookhaven ranked 885th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 2684th 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	$14.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$6.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$2335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$1529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$91.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$5521
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$4121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$23.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$9.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$4.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$17.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$2514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$22670

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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