Brookhaven vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$1702
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	66	93
😀 Quality of life	74	69
🏙️ Population	486K	9.37M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 360% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 225th and 7469th ($2959 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 101st in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 2533rd and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Hefei

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	Brookhaven	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$9056

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663