Berlin vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$2669
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$5269
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$1699
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$642
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$4377
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	95	71
🏙️ Population	3.68M	486K

The cost of living in Berlin is 25% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 1759th and 430th ($2013 vs $2669) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 385th 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 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Brookhaven. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Brookhaven ranked 717th in the United States, while ranked 19th and 2288th 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	$12.4	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$6.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$2305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$1366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$5050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$6664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$5140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$3.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$24.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$6.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$5.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$55.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$19.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$115
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$2477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$15129

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2497
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2303
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2321
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2496
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2151
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$2360
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2190
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2474
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2504
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2466
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2466
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2434
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2522
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2365
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2542
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2485
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3479
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3620
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2790
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2339
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2482
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2377
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2538
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2818
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2465
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2308
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2480
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2303
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2429
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2627
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2670
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2551
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2924
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3165
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3455
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2612
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2320
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2608