Brookhaven vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Brookhaven Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2921
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5483
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$1834
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$761
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4363
$3654
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
92
😀 Quality of life
72
96
🏙️ Population
486K
1.09M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 47% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 276th and 2067th ($2921 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st and 12th 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 1.8 months in Cologne. Brookhaven ranked 1103rd best city to live in the United States vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 3052nd and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Brookhaven vs Cologne

Prices for goods and services in Brookhaven and Cologne are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Brookhaven Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.2
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.6
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.98
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.3
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2314
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1523
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4097
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$858
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.5
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5885
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3551
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.11
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.72
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.62
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.2
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.8
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.13
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.3
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2249
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23283
$22470

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Brookhaven

Distance City Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2779
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2686
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2401
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2713
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2144
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$3722
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2280
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$3059
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2732
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2642
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2718
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2606
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2554
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2302
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2564
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2698
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3460
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3644
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$3032
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2294
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2647
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2387
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2670
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2711
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2971
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2690
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2258
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2650
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2127
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2492
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2697
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2816
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2600
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$3020
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3312
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3510
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2809
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2385
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2803

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944