Brookhaven vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2959
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5553
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$1832
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1724
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$794
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4442
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
66
😀 Quality of life
74
60
🏙️ Population
486K
2.53M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 187% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 225th and 5342nd ($2959 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 3rd 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 905th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 2533rd and 5890th 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
$25.1
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2329
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1515
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4219
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$858
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.2
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5172
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3875
$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.24
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.38
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.36
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.2
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.9
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.5
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$78
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2165
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20274
$6383

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677