Brookhaven vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brookhaven	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2921	$1199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5483	$2897
🏠 One person rent	$1834	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$466
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4363	$302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	65	54
😀 Quality of life	72	52
🏙️ Population	486K	2.25M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 144% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 276th and 4773rd ($2921 vs $1199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st 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 0.3 months in Caracas. Brookhaven ranked 1103rd best city to live in the United States vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 3052nd and 6562nd 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	$24.2	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2314	$544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1523	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4097	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$19.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$29.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	21.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5885	$1262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.62	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$6.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$80.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.3	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2249	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23283	$4633

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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 Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744