Brookhaven vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brookhaven	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2921	$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5483	$2670
🏠 One person rent	$1834	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$89.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4363	$395
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	65	56
😀 Quality of life	72	41
🏙️ Population	486K	995K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 150% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 276th and 4848th ($2921 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st and 1st in the United States and Guatemala, respectively. Check the United States vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.3 months in Guatemala City. Brookhaven ranked 1103rd best city to live in the United States vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 3052nd and 7729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Guatemala City

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	Brookhaven	Guatemala City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$6.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2314	$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1523	$441
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4097	$1234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$685
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	10.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5885	$1895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$1085
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.62	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$6.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$6.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.3	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2249	$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23283	$6652

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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 Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$720
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1062
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$900
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$936
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$938
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$934
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$734
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$897
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1221
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1246
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1274
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$761
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1109
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$990
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$823
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1120
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$668
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$815
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$804
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$705
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$801
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$768
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$737
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$917
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$938
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$626
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$787
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1574
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$1054
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1365