Brookhaven vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$2079
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$2679
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	73
😀 Quality of life	74	91
🏙️ Population	486K	569K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 41% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 225th and 1725th ($2959 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 23rd 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 1.3 months in Hamilton. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Hamilton ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 2533rd and 176th 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	$25.1	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$1163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$1884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$12302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$4675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$19470

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659