Brookhaven vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brookhaven	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2924	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$3968
🏠 One person rent	$1858	$1002
🏘️ Family rent	$1725	$1727
🍽️ Food expenses	$745	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$1960
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	24
😀 Quality of life	72	80
🏙️ Population	486K	599K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 72% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 281st and 3191st ($2924 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 19th 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 1.1 months in Malaga. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 25th in Spain, while ranked 2997th and 690th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brookhaven	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.07	$3.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2326	$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4090	$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$1443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$88.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5605	$5104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$3819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.4	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$99.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2261	$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23474	$10558

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1556
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1317
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2004
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1495
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1098
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1670
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$988
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1350
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2272
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1368
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$1014
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1390
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1306
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1223
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1125
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1369
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1291
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1337
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1158
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1279
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$591
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1343
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$879
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1436
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1499
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1453
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1343
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1315
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$929
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$499