Brookhaven vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2839
$2667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5458
$6807
🏠 One person rent
$1831
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$3056
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$4901
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
70
96
🏙️ Population
486K
2.75M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 6% more expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 278th and 483rd ($2839 vs $2667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 234th and 425th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Ranked 880th vs 3rd best cities to live in the United States, and 2604th vs 20th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Chicago

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Brookhaven Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$87.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$7.62
 Cappuccino
$5.17
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2316
$1974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1539
$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5083
$3828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6133
$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$3158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.23
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$76.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.26
$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.4
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.41
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.9
$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2489
$2457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22510
$19423

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Distance City Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2676
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2459
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2342
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2639
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2117
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$3659
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2219
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$2982
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2566
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2615
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2517
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2482
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2191
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2529
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2600
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3425
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3604
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$2841
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2342
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2572
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2385
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2629
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2623
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2865
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2578
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2337
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2577
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2314
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2421
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2702
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2751
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2577
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$2954
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3159
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3498
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2722
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2341
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2715

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357