Brookhaven vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$4215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	62
😀 Quality of life	74	88
🏙️ Population	486K	351K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 7% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 225th and 122nd ($2959 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 90th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Ranked 905th vs 103rd best cities to live in the United States, and 2533rd vs 322nd 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	$25.1	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$20539

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182