Brookhaven vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2924
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5450
$5154
🏠 One person rent
$1858
$1207
🏘️ Family rent
$1725
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$745
$667
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4443
$3790
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
65
73
😀 Quality of life
72
88
🏙️ Population
486K
906K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 37% more expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 281st and 1634th ($2924 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 1324th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Ranked 999th vs 73rd best cities to live in the United States, and 2997th vs 266th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Columbus

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Brookhaven Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.5
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.07
$6.36
 Cappuccino
$5.09
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2326
$1354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1534
$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4090
$2171
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$1698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.4
$60.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5605
$3423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$60.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$15.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.74
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$5.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$4.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.4
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.8
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$4.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$86.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2261
$1464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23474
$20945

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Cities near Brookhaven

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 Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936