Brookhaven vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brookhaven	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2924	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$1858	$1533
🏘️ Family rent	$1725	$2486
🍽️ Food expenses	$745	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$4127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	65	77
😀 Quality of life	72	86
🏙️ Population	486K	936K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 10% more expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 281st and 638th ($2924 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 3rd in the United States and Israel, respectively. Check the United States vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 2997th and 407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Jerusalem

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	Brookhaven	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.07	$8.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2326	$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4090	$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5605	$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2261	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23474	$30598

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845