Brookhaven vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$1546
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	65	20
😀 Quality of life	69	66
🏙️ Population	486K	1.41M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 136% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 271st and 4439th ($2863 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 2nd in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2684th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Medina

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	Brookhaven	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$7421

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905