Brookhaven vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brookhaven	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2921	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5483	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$1834	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4363	$3821
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	56
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	486K	950K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 31% more expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 276th and 1439th ($2921 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st and 1197th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Ranked 1103rd vs 106th best cities to live in the United States, and 3052nd vs 343rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Jacksonville

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	Brookhaven	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2314	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1523	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4097	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5885	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.62	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.3	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2249	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23283	$11934

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2779
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2686
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2713
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2144
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3722
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3059
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2732
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2642
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2606
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2554
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2302
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2564
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2698
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3460
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3644
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3032
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2294
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2647
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2387
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2670
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2971
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2690
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2650
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2127
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2492
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2697
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2600
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3020
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3312
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3510
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2809
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2385
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2803

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860