Brookhaven vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2959
$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5553
$5590
🏠 One person rent
$1832
$1286
🏘️ Family rent
$1724
$2187
🍽️ Food expenses
$794
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4442
$4060
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
74
100
🏙️ Population
486K
5.35M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 28% more expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 225th and 1249th ($2959 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 4th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 2533rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Brookhaven Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.1
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$8.26
 Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2329
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1515
$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4219
$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$858
$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.2
$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5172
$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3875
$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.24
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$18.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.38
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.36
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.2
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.9
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.5
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$78
$72
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2165
$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20274
$22799

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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
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1681
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1736
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1768
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1738
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1728
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1706
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1674
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1725
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2058
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1464
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1362
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1813
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1662
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1718
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1786
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1667
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1660
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2019
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1771
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1678
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2127
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1364
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1568
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1580
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2117
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1599
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1747
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2292
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1888
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2640
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2181
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1839
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1911
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1184
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988