Brookhaven vs Kinshasa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Kinshasa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$3075
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	65	31
😀 Quality of life	69	40
🏙️ Population	486K	14.6M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 156% more expensive than in Kinshasa. Cities ranked 271st and 4732nd ($2863 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 1st in the United States and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the United States vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.9 months in Kinshasa. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs Kinshasa ranked 1st in the DR Congo, while ranked 2684th and 6909th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Kinshasa

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	Brookhaven	Kinshasa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$1898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$6139
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$5.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$1.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$4674

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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 Kinshasa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Brazzaville	$580
61 km or 38 mi	Kinkala	$520
114 km or 71 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
197 km or 122 mi	Madingou	$519
225 km or 140 mi	Kayes	$523
260 km or 162 mi	Gamboma	$522
261 km or 162 mi	Matadi	$844
302 km or 188 mi	Boma	$821
371 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
396 km or 246 mi	Kikwit	$876
421 km or 262 mi	N'zeto	$788
460 km or 286 mi	Ambriz	$863
551 km or 343 mi	Luanda	$1012
590 km or 366 mi	Mbandaka	$850
650 km or 404 mi	Tshikapa	$934
809 km or 503 mi	Kananga	$976
829 km or 515 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
836 km or 520 mi	Libreville	$668
914 km or 568 mi	Lobito	$645
924 km or 574 mi	Bata	$1121
937 km or 582 mi	Benguela	$671
938 km or 583 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
939 km or 584 mi	Huambo	$577
948 km or 589 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
958 km or 595 mi	Berberati	$482
971 km or 603 mi	Luena	$634
977 km or 607 mi	Gemena	$767
995 km or 618 mi	Gandajika	$828
1004 km or 624 mi	Yaounde	$747
1033 km or 642 mi	Bangui	$513
1075 km or 668 mi	Bumba	$806
1085 km or 674 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1090 km or 677 mi	Trindade	$900
1121 km or 697 mi	Douala	$1265
1149 km or 714 mi	Limbe	$655
1156 km or 718 mi	Malabo	$741
1162 km or 722 mi	Buea	$601
1187 km or 737 mi	Kindu	$746
1191 km or 740 mi	Kumba	$764