Brookhaven vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brookhaven	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2921	$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5483	$2097
🏠 One person rent	$1834	$318
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$542
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4363	$453
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	65	47
😀 Quality of life	72	60
🏙️ Population	486K	2.47M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 252% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 276th and 6645th ($2921 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st and 14th 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 1103rd best city to live in the United States vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 3052nd and 5917th 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	$24.2	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$8.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2314	$300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1523	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4097	$555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	11.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5885	$1099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$890
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.62	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$6.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$8.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.3	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2249	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23283	$6650

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2779
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2686
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2713
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2144
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3722
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3059
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2732
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2642
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2606
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2554
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2302
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2564
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2698
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3460
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3644
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3032
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2294
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2647
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2387
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2670
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2971
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2690
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2650
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2127
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2492
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2697
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2600
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3020
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3312
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3510
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2809
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2385
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2803

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$746
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$825
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$537
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$606
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$592
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$719
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$738
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$709
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$789
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$547
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$717
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$514
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$757
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$637
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$777
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$919
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1062
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$663
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$640
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$992
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1071
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$575
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$813
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$915
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$569
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$667
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1019
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$614
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1040
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$750
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$764
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$744
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$754
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$538
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$656
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$703