Brookhaven vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brookhaven	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2924	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$1858	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$1725	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$745	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	49
😀 Quality of life	72	71
🏙️ Population	486K	8.78M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 351% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 281st and 7630th ($2924 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 2997th and 3354th 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	$22.5	$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.07	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2326	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4090	$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5605	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.4	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2261	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23474	$9745

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$643
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$892
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$729
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$673
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$679
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$705
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$640
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$689
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$672
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$874
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$942
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$884
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$868
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$921
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$474
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$889
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$904
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$612
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$682
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$938
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$473
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1123
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$600
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$979
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$792
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$617
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$844
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$717
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$684
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$774
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$603
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$954