Brookhaven vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2924
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5450
$2810
🏠 One person rent
$1858
$579
🏘️ Family rent
$1725
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$745
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4443
$535
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
65
😀 Quality of life
72
64
🏙️ Population
486K
2.53M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 152% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 281st and 4852nd ($2924 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th 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 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 2997th and 5346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Medellin

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Brookhaven Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.5
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.07
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2326
$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1534
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4090
$1244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.4
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
10.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5605
$2880
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$1250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$58.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.74
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.4
$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.8
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$71.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2261
$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23474
$8196

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687