Brookhaven vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$3597
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$639
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$1092
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	56
😀 Quality of life	74	79
🏙️ Population	486K	1.3M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 98% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 225th and 3978th ($2959 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th 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 0.7 months in Montevideo. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 2533rd and 963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brookhaven	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$3625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$3086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$3.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$3.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$9169

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Cities near Brookhaven

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

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1314
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1312
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1223
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1348
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1080
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1646
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$770
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$766
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1200
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$710
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$590
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$641
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$715
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$848
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$841
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$846
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$871
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1139
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$879
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$874
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$886
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$861
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$990
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$949
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1032
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$844
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980