Brookhaven vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2669
$1752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5269
$4185
🏠 One person rent
$1699
$967
🏘️ Family rent
$1875
$1672
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4377
$3141
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
92
😀 Quality of life
71
96
🏙️ Population
486K
1.07M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 52% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 430th and 2484th ($2669 vs $1752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 385th and 31st 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 717th best city to live in the United States vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 2288th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brookhaven Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.56
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2305
$925
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1366
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5050
$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6664
$5594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5140
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.37
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.99
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$8.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.06
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.48
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.3
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15129
$16182

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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

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776