Brookhaven vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	65	66
😀 Quality of life	69	53
🏙️ Population	486K	2.53M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 216% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 271st and 6005th ($2863 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th 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 885th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 2684th and 6049th 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	$20.1	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$5682

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618