Brookhaven vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$5199
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$2330
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$621
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$3953
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	56
😀 Quality of life	74	89
🏙️ Population	486K	950K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 33% more expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 225th and 1415th ($2959 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 1218th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Ranked 905th vs 88th best cities to live in the United States, and 2533rd vs 278th 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	$25.1	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$1437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$1090
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$2539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$1973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$2396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$3.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$8.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$1315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$11123

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806