Brookhaven vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$4536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	94
😀 Quality of life	69	76
🏙️ Population	486K	467K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 4% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 271st and 379th ($2863 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 339th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 885th vs 231st best cities to live in the United States, and 2684th vs 949th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Long Beach

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	Brookhaven	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$27134

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683