Brookhaven vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$3783
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$1542
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$2738
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	65	72
😀 Quality of life	69	92
🏙️ Population	486K	620K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 89% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 271st and 3353rd ($2863 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 271st in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 2684th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Leipzig

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	Brookhaven	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$4.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$9452

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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 Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307