Brookhaven vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	53
😀 Quality of life	74	70
🏙️ Population	486K	8.78M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 376% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 225th and 7641st ($2959 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 138th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 2533rd and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Quanzhou

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	Brookhaven	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$9321

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941