Brookhaven vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brookhaven	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2924	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1858	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$1725	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$745	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	65	99
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	486K	3.9M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 14% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 281st and 62nd ($2924 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 47th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 999th vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 2997th vs 50th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Los Angeles

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	Brookhaven	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.07	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2326	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4090	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5605	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.4	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2261	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23474	$23685

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2763
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2619
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2397
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2725
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2160
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3756
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2271
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3087
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2744
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2661
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2724
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2609
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2556
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2343
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2555
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2715
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3446
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3582
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3033
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2295
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2664
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2391
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2645
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2727
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2982
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2694
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2253
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2653
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2118
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2471
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2710
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2815
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2580
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3045
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3327
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3562
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2823
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2378
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2820

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000