Boston vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$2924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$5450
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$1858
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$1725
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$745
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$4443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
676K
486K

The cost of living in Boston is 26% more expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 27th and 281st ($3680 vs $2924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 230th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.5 months in Brookhaven. Ranked 20th vs 999th best cities to live in the United States, and 105th vs 2997th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Brookhaven

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Boston Brookhaven
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$8.07
 Cappuccino
$5.38
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$2326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$1534
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$4090
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$857
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$5605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$3243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$3.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$5.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$18.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$10.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$5.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$2261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$23474

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Brookhaven

Distance City Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2763
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2619
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2397
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2725
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2160
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$3756
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2271
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$3087
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2744
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2661
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2724
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2609
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2556
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2343
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2555
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2715
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3446
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3582
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$3033
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2295
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2664
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2391
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2645
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2727
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2982
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2694
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2253
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2653
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2118
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2471
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2710
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2815
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2580
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$3045
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3327
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3562
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2823
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2378
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2820