Brasilia vs Brookhaven - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Brookhaven
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$2863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$5521
🏠 One person rent	$296	$1851
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1913
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$4325
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	28	65
😀 Quality of life	56	69
🏙️ Population	2.82M	486K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 73% less expensive than in Brookhaven. Cities ranked 6598th and 271st ($765 vs $2863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 238th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.5 months in Brookhaven. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Brookhaven ranked 885th in the United States, while ranked 5716th and 2684th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Brookhaven

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	Brasilia	Brookhaven
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$6.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$2335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$1529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$91.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$5521
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$4121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$23.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$9.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$4.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$17.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$2514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$22670

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

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