Brookhaven vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brookhaven	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2921	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5483	$4202
🏠 One person rent	$1834	$852
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$1475
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4363	$3220
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	92
😀 Quality of life	72	90
🏙️ Population	486K	519K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 66% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 276th and 3001st ($2921 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st and 42nd in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.8 months in Lyon. Brookhaven ranked 1103rd best city to live in the United States vs Lyon ranked 4th in France, while ranked 3052nd and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Lyon

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	Brookhaven	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$7.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2314	$874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1523	$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4097	$1564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5885	$7010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$4172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$87.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.62	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$4.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.3	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2249	$661
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23283	$12190

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2779
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2686
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2713
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2144
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3722
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3059
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2732
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2642
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2606
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2554
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2302
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2564
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2698
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3460
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3644
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3032
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2294
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2647
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2387
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2670
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2971
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2690
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2650
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2127
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2492
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2697
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2600
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3020
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3312
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3510
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2809
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2385
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2803

Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1687
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1269
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1419
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1584
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1619
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1392
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1331
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1581
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1876
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3501
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3431
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3436
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3507
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3731
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1397
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1256
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1556
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1172
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3833
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1508
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$2014
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3277
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3299
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1521
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3524
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3222
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1635
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1295
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1488
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1694
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$3150
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1542
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2465
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2823
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2874
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2654
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1435
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1479
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1652
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2997