Brookhaven vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$729
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	65	44
😀 Quality of life	69	43
🏙️ Population	486K	6.65M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 385% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 271st and 7767th ($2863 vs $590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 276th 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 1.2 months in Hengyang. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs Hengyang ranked 140th in China, while ranked 2684th and 6669th 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	$20.1	$2.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$23
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$34.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$3292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$3135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$8454

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600