Brookhaven vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brookhaven	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2924	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$2906
🏠 One person rent	$1858	$562
🏘️ Family rent	$1725	$953
🍽️ Food expenses	$745	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$81.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$1455
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	78
😀 Quality of life	72	84
🏙️ Population	486K	1.72M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 155% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 281st and 4877th ($2924 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 2nd in the United States and Romania, respectively. Check the United States vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.3 months in Bucharest. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 2997th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Bucharest

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	Brookhaven	Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.07	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2326	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$404
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4090	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5605	$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$2257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$6.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$7.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.4	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2261	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23474	$14018

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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 Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725