Brookhaven vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$1647
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$917
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	74	75
🏙️ Population	486K	20.9M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 366% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 225th and 7530th ($2959 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 114th 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 Chengdu. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 2533rd and 1800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Chengdu

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	Brookhaven	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$11647

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560