Brookhaven vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2924
$2030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5450
$4894
🏠 One person rent
$1858
$1166
🏘️ Family rent
$1725
$1999
🍽️ Food expenses
$745
$628
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4443
$3313
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
72
91
🏙️ Population
486K
196K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 44% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 281st and 1939th ($2924 vs $2030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 1st in the United States and Belgium, respectively. Check the United States vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 2997th and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Brussels

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Brookhaven Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.5
$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.07
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2326
$1112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1534
$903
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4090
$2002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.4
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5605
$5037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$4002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.74
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.8
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2261
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23474
$19621

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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

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834