Brookhaven vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2669
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5269
$4554
🏠 One person rent
$1699
$1085
🏘️ Family rent
$1875
$1927
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4377
$3070
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
71
89
🏙️ Population
486K
189K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 43% more expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 430th and 2147th ($2669 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 385th 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 1.6 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Brookhaven ranked 717th best city to live in the United States vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 2288th and 148th 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
$17
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.56
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2305
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1366
$834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5050
$1848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6664
$4416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5140
$3736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.37
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.99
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.3
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$8.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.06
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.48
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.3
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$978
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15129
$23098

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Distance City Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2497
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2303
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2321
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2496
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2151
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$2360
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2190
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$2474
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2504
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2466
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2466
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2434
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2522
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2365
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2542
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2485
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3479
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3620
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$2790
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2339
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2482
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2377
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2603
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2538
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2818
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2465
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2308
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2480
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2303
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2429
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2627
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2670
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2551
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$2924
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3165
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3455
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2612
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2320
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2608

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650