Brookhaven vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2959
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5553
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$1832
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$1724
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$794
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4442
$752
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
66
69
😀 Quality of life
74
72
🏙️ Population
486K
10.5M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 347% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 225th and 7341st ($2959 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 78th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 2533rd and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Dongguan

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Brookhaven Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.1
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2329
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1515
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4219
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$858
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.2
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5172
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3875
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.38
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.36
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.2
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.9
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.5
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$78
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2165
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20274
$21416

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7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2879
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2829
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2376
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2750
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2164
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$3768
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2287
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$3066
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2742
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2602
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2710
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2613
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2529
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2230
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2584
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2704
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3458
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3715
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$2922
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2339
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2619
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2430
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2697
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2699
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2952
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2680
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2329
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2645
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2220
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2485
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2655
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2846
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2633
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2647
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$3050
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3364
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3513
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2756
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2381
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2735

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598