Brookhaven vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brookhaven	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2924	$850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$2137
🏠 One person rent	$1858	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$1725	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$745	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$505
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	65	47
😀 Quality of life	72	62
🏙️ Population	486K	2.47M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 244% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 281st and 6549th ($2924 vs $850) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 17th in the United States and Colombia, respectively. Check the United States vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.6 months in Cali. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 2997th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Cali

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	Brookhaven	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.07	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2326	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4090	$639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5605	$1128
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$8.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.4	$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2261	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23474	$6818

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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 Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$788
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$856
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$563
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$631
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$606
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$749
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$769
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$862
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$537
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$559
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$737
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$524
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$802
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$675
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$816
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$958
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1106
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$694
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$672
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$1041
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1162
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$593
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$858
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$1012
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$557
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$680
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$864
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1045
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$630
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$740
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$797
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$795
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$516
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$653
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$733