Brookhaven vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$1273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	65	23
😀 Quality of life	69	37
🏙️ Population	486K	951K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 113% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 271st and 4063rd ($2863 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 1st in the United States and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check the United States vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 2684th and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Freetown

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	Brookhaven	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$2773

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2730
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2477
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2338
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2677
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2123
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3639
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2974
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2669
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2586
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2556
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2528
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2234
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2546
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2645
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3455
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3558
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2875
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2316
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2593
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2365
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2654
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2885
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2610
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2284
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2588
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2236
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2433
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2664
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2599
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2987
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3284
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3494
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2732
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2330
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2730

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490