Brookhaven vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	78
😀 Quality of life	69	65
🏙️ Population	486K	9.94M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 193% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 271st and 5647th ($2863 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 1st in the United States and Peru, respectively. Check the United States vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 2684th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Lima

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	Brookhaven	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$3.29
🥤 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	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$7764

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697