Brookhaven vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2669
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5269
$6659
🏠 One person rent
$1699
$1594
🏘️ Family rent
$1875
$3123
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4377
$5285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
71
96
🏙️ Population
486K
2.75M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 2% more expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 430th and 505th ($2669 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 385th and 455th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brookhaven compared to 2 months in Chicago. Ranked 717th vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 2288th 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
$17
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.56
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$4.68
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2305
$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1366
$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5050
$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6664
$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5140
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.37
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.99
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.3
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.06
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.48
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.3
$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15129
$15494

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Distance City Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2497
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2303
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2321
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2496
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2151
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$2360
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2190
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$2474
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2504
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2466
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2466
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2434
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2522
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2365
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2542
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2485
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3479
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3620
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$2790
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2339
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2482
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2377
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2603
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2538
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2818
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2465
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2308
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2480
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2303
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2429
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2627
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2670
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2551
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$2924
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3165
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3455
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2612
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2320
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2608

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240