Brookhaven vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$1696
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	91
😀 Quality of life	69	78
🏙️ Population	486K	1.52M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 159% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 271st and 4793rd ($2863 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 127th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 2684th and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Kobe

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	Brookhaven	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$16179

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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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1049
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1158
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1048
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1062
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1072
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1073
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1242
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1059
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1051
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1146
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1302
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1065
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1059
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1142
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1049
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1084
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1156
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079