Brookhaven vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brookhaven	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2924	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$2117
🏠 One person rent	$1858	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$1725	$745
🍽️ Food expenses	$745	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	65	27
😀 Quality of life	72	51
🏙️ Population	486K	6.17M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 267% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 281st and 6780th ($2924 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 30th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Maoming ranked 109th in China, while ranked 2997th and 6580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Maoming

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	Brookhaven	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.07	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2326	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4090	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5605	$4919
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$2687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$2.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.4	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$9.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2261	$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23474	$19775

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$802
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$908
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$751
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$679
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$711
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$858
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$828
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$714
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$617
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$548
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$627
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1734
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$678
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$620
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$785
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$580
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$778
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$801
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$694
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$601
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$995
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2396
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$574
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$638
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$579
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$528
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$782
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$793
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$564
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$777
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$954