Brookhaven vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brookhaven	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2839	$1936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5458	$4390
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$1009
🏘️ Family rent	$1870	$1646
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$3013
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	65	78
😀 Quality of life	70	95
🏙️ Population	486K	676K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 47% more expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 278th and 2046th ($2839 vs $1936) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 234th and 2nd in the United States and Finland, respectively. Check the United States vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Brookhaven ranked 880th best city to live in the United States vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 2604th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Helsinki

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	Brookhaven	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2316	$1052
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1539	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$1924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6133	$8423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2678	$5044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$71.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.4	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.41	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.1	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.8	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$84.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2489	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22510	$10871

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2676
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2459
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2342
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2639
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2117
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3659
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2982
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2566
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2517
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2191
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2529
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2600
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3425
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3604
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2841
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2342
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2572
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2385
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2629
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2865
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2578
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2337
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2577
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2314
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2421
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2702
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2577
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2954
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3159
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3498
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2722
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2341
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2715

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$2023
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1570
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1532
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1453
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1363
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1278
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1447
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1525
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1453
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1571
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1416
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$973
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1447
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1439
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1546
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1591
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1544
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1527
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1499
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1469
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$979
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1467
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1102
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$846
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$966
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1331
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1325
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1120