Brookhaven vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$1941
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$476
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	66	45
😀 Quality of life	74	57
🏙️ Population	486K	2.47M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 290% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 225th and 6830th ($2959 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th 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 0.5 months in Cali. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Cali ranked 6th in Colombia, while ranked 2533rd and 6175th 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	$25.1	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$8.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$78.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$1046
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$4.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$6322

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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 Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$693
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$782
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$511
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$572
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$565
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$667
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$679
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$655
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$730
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$506
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$515
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$678
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$489
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$708
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$608
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$722
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$848
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$976
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$622
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$604
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$950
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1030
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$546
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$762
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$881
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$585
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$637
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$882
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$960
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$581
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$777
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$721
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$686
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$542
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$649
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$663