Brookhaven vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brookhaven	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2924	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1858	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$1725	$824
🍽️ Food expenses	$745	$486
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$304
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	65	54
😀 Quality of life	72	53
🏙️ Population	486K	2.25M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 133% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 281st and 4637th ($2924 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 1st in the United States and Venezuela, respectively. Check the United States vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 2997th and 6464th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Caracas

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	Brookhaven	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.07	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2326	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4090	$1061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$33.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5605	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$681
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.4	$7.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2261	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23474	$5363

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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 Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765