Brookhaven vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brookhaven	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2921	$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5483	$1731
🏠 One person rent	$1834	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$371
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4363	$930
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	65	84
😀 Quality of life	72	71
🏙️ Population	486K	9.37M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 347% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 276th and 7557th ($2921 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st and 105th 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 1103rd best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 3052nd and 3551st 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	$24.2	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2314	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1523	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4097	$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5885	$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.62	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.3	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2249	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23283	$9430

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$633
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$615
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$647
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$603
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$646
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$519
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$594
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$765
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$544
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$665
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$626
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$601
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$601
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$623
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$592
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$618
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$644
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$652
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$604
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$608
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$632
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$652
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$581
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$556
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$611
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$581
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$684
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$617
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$661
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$623
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$675
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$628
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$514
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$677