Brookhaven vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2839
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5458
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$1831
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$3234
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
70
95
🏙️ Population
486K
585K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 86% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 278th and 3595th ($2839 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 234th and 371st 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 1.6 months in Brookhaven compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Brookhaven ranked 880th best city to live in the United States vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 2604th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Brookhaven Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2316
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1539
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5083
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6133
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.23
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.26
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.41
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.9
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2489
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22510
$9380

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431