Brookhaven vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brookhaven	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2921	$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5483	$4653
🏠 One person rent	$1834	$1278
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$2143
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$570
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4363	$2852
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	73
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	486K	569K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 40% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 276th and 1801st ($2921 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st and 30th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Brookhaven ranked 1103rd best city to live in the United States vs Hamilton ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 3052nd and 111th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Hamilton

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	Brookhaven	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$5.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2314	$1132
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1523	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4097	$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$1911
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$92.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5885	$10419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.62	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.3	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2249	$634
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23283	$17166

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2237
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1901
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2087
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2357
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2073
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2151
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1999
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1801
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2493
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2309
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1910
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2073
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2222
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1735
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2277
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2246
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2173
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1870
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2136
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2115
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1605
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1916
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1804
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1480
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2036
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1992
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1680