Brookhaven vs Guatemala City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Guatemala City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$1129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$912
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$460
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	55
😀 Quality of life	74	56
🏙️ Population	486K	1.21M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 162% more expensive than in Guatemala City. Cities ranked 225th and 4878th ($2959 vs $1129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th 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 0.4 months in Guatemala City. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Guatemala City ranked 1st in Guatemala, while ranked 2533rd and 6209th 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	$25.1	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$685
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$46.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$1643
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$3.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$6.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$5911

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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 Guatemala City

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Mixco	$665
13 km or 7.9 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
58 km or 36 mi	Jalapa	$1009
69 km or 43 mi	Panajachel	$842
99 km or 61 mi	Coban	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Mazatenango	$912
106 km or 66 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
107 km or 66 mi	Momostenango	$911
109 km or 68 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
128 km or 79 mi	Santa Ana	$695
132 km or 82 mi	Sonsonate	$883
169 km or 105 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
170 km or 106 mi	Apopa	$1238
171 km or 106 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
175 km or 109 mi	Soyapango	$1273
176 km or 109 mi	San Salvador	$1362
190 km or 118 mi	Tapachula	$710
264 km or 164 mi	Usulutan	$1090
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$915
281 km or 174 mi	Villanueva	$801
282 km or 175 mi	San Miguel	$1097
285 km or 177 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
294 km or 183 mi	Choloma	$661
295 km or 183 mi	La Lima	$791
306 km or 190 mi	El Progreso	$780
310 km or 193 mi	Comayagua	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
323 km or 201 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
327 km or 203 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Belmopan	$1007
362 km or 225 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
366 km or 227 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$715
369 km or 229 mi	Yoro	$729
371 km or 230 mi	Balancan	$852
407 km or 253 mi	Belize City	$936
422 km or 262 mi	La Ceiba	$627
428 km or 266 mi	Chinandega	$770
439 km or 273 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
454 km or 282 mi	Villahermosa	$975
459 km or 285 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366