Brookhaven vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2839
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5458
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1831
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
65
69
😀 Quality of life
70
69
🏙️ Population
486K
10.5M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 319% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 278th and 7055th ($2839 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 234th and 115th 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 1.6 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Brookhaven ranked 880th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 2604th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brookhaven Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2316
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1539
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5083
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6133
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.23
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.26
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.41
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.9
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2489
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22510
$21927

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7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2676
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2459
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2342
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2639
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2117
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$3659
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2219
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$2982
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2566
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2615
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2517
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2482
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2191
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2529
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2600
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3425
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3604
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$2841
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2342
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2572
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2385
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2629
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2623
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2865
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2578
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2337
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2577
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2314
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2421
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2702
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2751
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2577
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$2954
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3159
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3498
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2722
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2341
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2715

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623