Brookhaven vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brookhaven	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2839	$2154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5458	$4699
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$1364
🏘️ Family rent	$1870	$2194
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$2803
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	73
😀 Quality of life	70	88
🏙️ Population	486K	569K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 32% more expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 278th and 1463rd ($2839 vs $2154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 234th and 27th 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 1.6 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.3 months in Hamilton. Brookhaven ranked 880th best city to live in the United States vs Hamilton ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 2604th and 241st 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	$18	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2316	$1198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1539	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$2201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$1912
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6133	$17069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2678	$4991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$87.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$8.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.4	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.41	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.1	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.8	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$46.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2489	$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22510	$22053

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2676
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2459
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2342
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2639
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2117
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3659
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2982
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2566
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2517
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2191
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2529
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2600
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3425
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3604
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2841
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2342
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2572
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2385
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2629
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2865
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2578
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2337
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2577
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2314
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2421
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2702
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2577
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2954
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3159
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3498
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2722
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2341
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2715

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2297
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2266
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1884
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2267
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2472
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2012
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2127
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2144
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2095
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1762
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2575
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2332
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1971
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1798
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2398
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1814
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2051
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2597
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2041
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2009
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$1986
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$1964
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2040
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1598
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1999
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1966
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2038
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1865