Brookhaven vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$1383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	72
😀 Quality of life	69	57
🏙️ Population	486K	4.43M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 188% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 271st and 5539th ($2863 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 4th in the United States and South Africa, respectively. Check the United States vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 2684th and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Johannesburg

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	Brookhaven	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$5271

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2730
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2477
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2338
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2677
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2123
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3639
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2974
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2669
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2586
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2556
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2528
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2234
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2546
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2645
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3455
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3558
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2875
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2316
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2593
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2365
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2654
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2885
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2610
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2284
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2588
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2236
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2433
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2664
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2599
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2987
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3284
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3494
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2732
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2330
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2730

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003