Brookhaven vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2924
$1941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5450
$4759
🏠 One person rent
$1858
$1049
🏘️ Family rent
$1725
$1816
🍽️ Food expenses
$745
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$208
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4443
$3341
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
92
😀 Quality of life
72
95
🏙️ Population
486K
1.09M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 51% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 281st and 2200th ($2924 vs $1941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th 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 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.7 months in Cologne. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 2997th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Cologne

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Brookhaven Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.5
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.07
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$3.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2326
$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1534
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4090
$1941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$1445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.4
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5605
$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$5385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.74
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$27.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$7.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$9.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.4
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.8
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$55.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2261
$1042
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23474
$23900

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Distance City Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2763
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2619
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2397
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2725
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2160
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$3756
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2271
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$3087
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2744
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2661
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2724
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2609
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2556
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2343
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2555
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2715
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3446
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3582
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$3033
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2295
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2664
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2391
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2645
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2727
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2982
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2694
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2253
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2653
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2118
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2471
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2710
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2815
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2580
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$3045
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3327
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3562
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2823
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2378
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2820

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913