Brookhaven vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$1377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$3353
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$707
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$1218
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$411
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$1503
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	66	92
😀 Quality of life	74	82
🏙️ Population	486K	1.69M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 115% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 225th and 4312th ($2959 vs $1377) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 1st in the United States and Hungary, respectively. Check the United States vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 2533rd and 636th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Budapest

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	Brookhaven	Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$5141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$95
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$13171

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2829
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2376
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2750
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2164
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3768
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3066
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2742
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2602
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2613
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2529
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2230
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2584
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2704
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3458
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3715
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2922
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2339
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2619
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2430
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2697
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2952
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2680
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2329
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2645
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2220
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2485
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2655
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2633
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3050
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3364
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3513
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2756
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2381
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2735

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162