Brookhaven vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$2858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$6400
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$1880
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$3325
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$4105
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	96
😀 Quality of life	74	96
🏙️ Population	486K	593K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 4% more expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 225th and 315th ($2959 vs $2858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 2nd in the United States and Ireland, respectively. Check the United States vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 2533rd and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Dublin

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	Brookhaven	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$8.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$2001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$1600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$3623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$2903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$7908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$6270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$98.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$20.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$76.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$1314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$9426

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723