Brookhaven vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$1981
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$718
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$976
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	66	29
😀 Quality of life	74	49
🏙️ Population	486K	6.17M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 283% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 225th and 6772nd ($2959 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th 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 905th best city to live in the United States vs Maoming ranked 141st in China, while ranked 2533rd and 6717th 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	$25.1	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$42.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$4664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$2843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$2.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$9.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$16634

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2829
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2376
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2750
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2164
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3768
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3066
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2742
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2602
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2613
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2529
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2230
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2584
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2704
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3458
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3715
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2922
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2339
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2619
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2430
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2697
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2952
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2680
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2329
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2645
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2220
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2485
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2655
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2633
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3050
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3364
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3513
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2756
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2381
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2735

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941