Brookhaven vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2839
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5458
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$1831
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$417
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
67
😀 Quality of life
70
53
🏙️ Population
486K
2.53M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 225% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 278th and 6207th ($2839 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 234th and 2nd in the United States and Colombia, respectively. Check the United States vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Brookhaven ranked 880th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 2604th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brookhaven Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2316
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1539
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5083
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6133
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.23
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.26
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.4
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.41
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.9
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2489
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22510
$6129

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Distance City Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2676
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2459
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2342
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2639
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2117
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$3659
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2219
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$2982
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2566
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2615
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2517
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2482
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2191
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2529
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2600
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3425
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3604
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$2841
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2342
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2572
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2385
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2629
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2623
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2865
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2578
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2337
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2577
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2314
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2421
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2702
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2751
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2577
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$2954
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3159
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3498
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2722
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2341
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2715

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617