Brookhaven vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2959
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5553
$2784
🏠 One person rent
$1832
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$1724
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$794
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4442
$2577
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
72
😀 Quality of life
74
92
🏙️ Population
486K
3.45M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 167% more expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 225th and 4938th ($2959 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 15th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 2.3 months in Busan. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 2533rd and 150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Busan

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Brookhaven Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.1
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$5.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2329
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1515
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4219
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$858
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$97.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.2
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5172
$8888
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3875
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.24
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.38
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.36
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$7.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.2
$4.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.9
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.5
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$9.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$78
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2165
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20274
$13429

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$975
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1039
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1084
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1008
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$913
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1076
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$934
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$984
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$937
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1001
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1097
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1064
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1062
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1008
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$933
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1024
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$991
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$994
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$949
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$934
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1016
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$980
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$925
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$929
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$957
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$973
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$831
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1081
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$1005
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$908
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$950
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$942
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$955
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$939
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$936
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$923
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$913
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$959
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$981