Brookhaven vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$4236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	62
😀 Quality of life	69	86
🏙️ Population	486K	351K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 5% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 271st and 151st ($2863 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 134th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Ranked 885th vs 79th best cities to live in the United States, and 2684th vs 301st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Honolulu

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	Brookhaven	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$19966

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159