Boston vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$5458
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$1831
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$681
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$4411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
92
70
🏙️ Population
676K
486K

The cost of living in Boston is 22% more expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 32nd and 278th ($3467 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 234th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.6 months in Brookhaven. Ranked 15th vs 880th best cities to live in the United States, and 89th vs 2604th 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
$21.3
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$2316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$1539
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$6133
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$4.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$5.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$5.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$8.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$5.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$145
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$2489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$22510

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

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