Brookhaven vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$4209
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$892
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$1501
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$2695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	65	82
😀 Quality of life	69	91
🏙️ Population	486K	548K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 66% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 271st and 2608th ($2863 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 35th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.6 months in Hanover. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs Hanover ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 2684th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Hanover

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	Brookhaven	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$1546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$1063
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$4316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$2823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$3.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$30
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$8.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$26877

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2730
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2477
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2338
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2677
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2123
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3639
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2974
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2669
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2586
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2556
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2528
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2234
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2546
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2645
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3455
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3558
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2875
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2316
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2593
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2365
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2654
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2885
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2610
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2284
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2588
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2236
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2433
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2664
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2599
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2987
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3284
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3494
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2732
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2330
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2730

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1599
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1595
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1585
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1590
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1587
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1551
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1544
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1532
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1564
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1558
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1559
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1560
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1466
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1458
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1530
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1549
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1498
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1460
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1512
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1407
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1371
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1482
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1411
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1371
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1401
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1417
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1517
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1515
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1418
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1469
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1431
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1558
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1352
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1442
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1423
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1420
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1421