Brookhaven vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brookhaven	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2921	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5483	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1834	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4363	$419
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	65	46
😀 Quality of life	72	53
🏙️ Population	486K	2.49M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 194% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 276th and 5709th ($2921 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st and 24th in the United States and Cuba, respectively. Check the United States vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.4 months in Havana. Brookhaven ranked 1103rd best city to live in the United States vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 3052nd and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Havana

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	Brookhaven	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2314	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1523	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4097	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5885	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.62	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.3	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2249	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23283	$8521

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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 Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1141
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1091
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1199
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1155
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2932
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3170
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2831
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2761
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2620
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2502
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3297
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2465
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2509
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2738
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2775
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2739
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2586
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2767
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2713
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2963
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2690