Brookhaven vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$1176
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$457
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$296
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	54
😀 Quality of life	74	52
🏙️ Population	486K	2.25M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 152% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 225th and 4759th ($2959 vs $1176) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th 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 905th best city to live in the United States vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 2533rd and 6470th 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	$25.1	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$1104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$8.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$5.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$78.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$4885

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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 Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719