Brookhaven vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$2062
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$647
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$915
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$81.5
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	36
😀 Quality of life	74	18
🏙️ Population	486K	1.48M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 181% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 225th and 5196th ($2959 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 4th in the United States and Nigeria, respectively. Check the United States vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 2533rd and 9140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Onitsha

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	Brookhaven	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$1.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$572
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$1061
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$2.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$1.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$8.54
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$1418

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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 Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$878
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1774
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$563
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$961
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$632
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$674
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$926
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$664
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$644
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$397
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$778
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$705
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1514
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$849
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$752
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$1413
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$665
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$526
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$755
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$664
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$698
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1102
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$852
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1363
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$793
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$810
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$793
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$393
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$646
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$598
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$652
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$781
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1241
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$671
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$835
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$699