Brookhaven vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$1080
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$154
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$315
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$165
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	83
😀 Quality of life	69	58
🏙️ Population	486K	9.61M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 587% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 271st and 8923rd ($2863 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 2nd in the United States and Egypt, respectively. Check the United States vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 2684th and 5545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Cairo

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	Brookhaven	Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$25.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	14.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$453
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$3.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$2.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$37
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$90.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$1985

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2730
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2477
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2338
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2677
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2123
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3639
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2974
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2669
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2586
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2556
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2528
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2234
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2546
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2645
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3455
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3558
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2875
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2316
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2593
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2365
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2654
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2885
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2610
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2284
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2588
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2236
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2433
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2664
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2599
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2987
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3284
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3494
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2732
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2330
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2730

Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811