Brookhaven vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brookhaven	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2921	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5483	$1479
🏠 One person rent	$1834	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4363	$759
😷 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 361% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 276th and 7679th ($2921 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st and 137th 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 1103rd best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 3052nd and 3611th 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	$24.2	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2314	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1523	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4097	$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5885	$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.62	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.3	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2249	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23283	$9536

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2779
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2686
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2713
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2144
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3722
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3059
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2732
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2642
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2606
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2554
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2302
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2564
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2698
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3460
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3644
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3032
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2294
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2647
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2387
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2670
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2971
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2690
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2650
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2127
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2492
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2697
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2600
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3020
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3312
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3510
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2809
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2385
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2803

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$630
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$903
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$723
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$668
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$656
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$698
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$634
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$654
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$888
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$957
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$879
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$937
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$465
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$882
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$910
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$602
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$673
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$910
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$464
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1108
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$997
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$796
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$610
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$841
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$814
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$665
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$586
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$763
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$594
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$595
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$943