Brookhaven vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2839
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5458
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$1831
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$3275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
92
😀 Quality of life
70
97
🏙️ Population
486K
1.08M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 53% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 278th and 2308th ($2839 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 234th and 19th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Brookhaven ranked 880th best city to live in the United States vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 2604th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brookhaven Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2316
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1539
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5083
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6133
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.23
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.26
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.41
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2489
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22510
$16860

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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

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861