Brookhaven vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$2923
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	91
😀 Quality of life	69	92
🏙️ Population	486K	548K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 38% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 271st and 1662nd ($2863 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 46th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2684th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Manchester

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	Brookhaven	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$19551

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681