Brookhaven vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$1651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	24
😀 Quality of life	69	78
🏙️ Population	486K	592K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 100% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 271st and 3759th ($2863 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 31st in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 2684th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Malaga

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	Brookhaven	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$9532

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449