Brookhaven vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$4153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	69	99
🏙️ Population	486K	8.8M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 13% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 271st and 58th ($2863 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 2nd in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.3 months in London. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2684th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs London

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	Brookhaven	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009