Brookhaven vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$991
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	65	93
😀 Quality of life	69	66
🏙️ Population	486K	9.37M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 358% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 271st and 7405th ($2863 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 2684th and 3963rd 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	$20.1	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$8278

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665