Brookhaven vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brookhaven	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2839	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5458	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$1870	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	50
😀 Quality of life	70	89
🏙️ Population	486K	1.02M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 27% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 278th and 1290th ($2839 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 234th and 23rd in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Brookhaven ranked 880th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 2604th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Ottawa

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	Brookhaven	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2316	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1539	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6133	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2678	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.41	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.1	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.8	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2489	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22510	$20100

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2676
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2459
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2342
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2639
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2117
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3659
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2982
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2566
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2517
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2191
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2529
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2600
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3425
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3604
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2841
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2342
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2572
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2385
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2629
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2865
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2578
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2337
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2577
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2314
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2421
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2702
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2577
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2954
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3159
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3498
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2722
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2341
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2715

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884