Brookhaven vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$704
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	66	43
😀 Quality of life	74	49
🏙️ Population	486K	6.65M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 376% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 225th and 7637th ($2959 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 136th 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 1.1 months in Hengyang. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 2533rd and 6726th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Hengyang

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	Brookhaven	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$2.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$203
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$2989
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$7438

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599