Brookhaven vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brookhaven	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2924	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$1858	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$1725	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$745	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	54
😀 Quality of life	72	78
🏙️ Population	486K	1.3M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 90% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 281st and 3858th ($2924 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 2nd in the United States and Uruguay, respectively. Check the United States vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 2997th and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brookhaven	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.07	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2326	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4090	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5605	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.4	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2261	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23474	$10657

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Cities near Brookhaven

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

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008