Brookhaven vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brookhaven	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2924	$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$7928
🏠 One person rent	$1858	$2072
🏘️ Family rent	$1725	$3682
🍽️ Food expenses	$745	$911
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$4111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	58
😀 Quality of life	72	85
🏙️ Population	486K	351K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 12% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 281st and 79th ($2924 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 59th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.2 months in Honolulu. Ranked 999th vs 143rd best cities to live in the United States, and 2997th vs 433rd 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	$22.5	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.07	$9.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2326	$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4090	$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5605	$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.4	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2261	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23474	$26966

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2763
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2619
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2397
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2725
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2160
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3756
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2271
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3087
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2744
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2661
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2724
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2609
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2556
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2343
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2555
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2715
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3446
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3582
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3033
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2295
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2664
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2391
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2645
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2727
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2982
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2694
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2253
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2653
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2118
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2471
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2710
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2815
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2580
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3045
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3327
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3562
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2823
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2378
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2820

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194