Brookhaven vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brookhaven	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2921	$3759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5483	$8458
🏠 One person rent	$1834	$2610
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$4644
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4363	$7771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	65	25
😀 Quality of life	72	80
🏙️ Population	486K	41K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 22% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 276th and 17th ($2921 vs $3759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st and 1st in the United States and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Brookhaven ranked 1103rd best city to live in the United States vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 3052nd and 724th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs George Town

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	Brookhaven	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$29.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$7.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$6.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2314	$2741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1523	$2265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4097	$5028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$4147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	8.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5885	$9286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$3.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$6.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.62	$9.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$7.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$4.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.3	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2249	$1841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23283	$25268

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2779
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2686
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2713
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2144
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3722
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3059
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2732
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2642
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2606
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2554
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2302
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2564
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2698
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3460
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3644
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3032
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2294
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2647
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2387
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2670
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2971
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2690
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2650
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2127
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2492
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2697
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2600
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3020
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3312
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3510
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2809
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2385
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2803

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1155
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1141
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1519
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1091
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1199
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1315
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1616
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1018
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$993
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$970
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1109
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2134
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$835
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1461
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1355
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2932
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1112
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1128
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1232
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1292
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1664