Brookhaven vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2959
$2799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5553
$6454
🏠 One person rent
$1832
$1702
🏘️ Family rent
$1724
$2727
🍽️ Food expenses
$794
$702
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4442
$5210
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
74
97
🏙️ Population
486K
2.75M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 6% more expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 225th and 394th ($2959 vs $2799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 338th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.9 months in Chicago. Ranked 905th vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 2533rd vs 16th 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
$25.1
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$7.36
 Cappuccino
$4.23
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2329
$1993
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1515
$1414
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4219
$3215
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$858
$2313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.2
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5172
$3645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3875
$2499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.24
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.38
$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.36
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$16.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.2
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.9
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$3.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.5
$68.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$135
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$78
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2165
$2032
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20274
$23423

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426