Brookhaven vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$1727
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$504
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$796
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	65	95
😀 Quality of life	69	68
🏙️ Population	486K	10M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 396% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 271st and 7932nd ($2863 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 335th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.4 months in Changsha. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 2684th and 3100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Changsha

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	Brookhaven	Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$8619

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2730
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2477
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2338
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2677
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2123
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3639
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2974
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2669
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2586
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2556
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2528
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2234
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2546
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2645
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3455
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3558
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2875
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2316
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2593
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2365
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2654
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2885
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2610
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2284
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2588
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2236
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2433
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2664
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2599
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2987
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3284
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3494
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2732
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2330
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2730

Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558