Brookhaven vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2921
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5483
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$1834
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$761
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4363
$320
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
65
79
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
486K
6.6M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 580% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 276th and 8922nd ($2921 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st and 16th in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Brookhaven ranked 1103rd best city to live in the United States vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 3052nd and 5162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Chennai

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Brookhaven Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.2
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.6
$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.98
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.3
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2314
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1523
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4097
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$858
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84
$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.5
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5885
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3551
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.11
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.62
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.2
$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.8
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.13
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.3
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2249
$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23283
$1717

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$2779
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271