Berlin vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$2921
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$5483
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$1834
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$1705
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$761
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$4363
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
3.78M
486K

The cost of living in Berlin is 21% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 1275th and 276th ($2302 vs $2921) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 221st 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 7th best city to live in Germany vs Brookhaven ranked 1103rd in the United States, while ranked 35th and 3052nd 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
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$7.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$2314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$1523
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$4097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$68.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$5885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$3551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$3.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$5.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$5.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$18.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$10.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$5.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$53
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$66.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$2249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$23283

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474

Cities near Brookhaven

Distance City Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2779
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2686
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2401
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2713
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2144
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$3722
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2280
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$3059
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2732
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2642
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2718
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2606
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2554
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2302
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2564
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2698
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3460
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3644
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$3032
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2294
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2647
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2387
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2670
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2711
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2971
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2690
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2258
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2650
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2127
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2492
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2697
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2816
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2600
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$3020
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3312
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3510
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2809
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2385
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2803