Brookhaven vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	38
😀 Quality of life	69	86
🏙️ Population	486K	549K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 74% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 271st and 2883rd ($2863 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 110th 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 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 2684th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Quebec City

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	Brookhaven	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$6012

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2730
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2477
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2338
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2677
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2123
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3639
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2974
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2669
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2586
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2556
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2528
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2234
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2546
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2645
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3455
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3558
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2875
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2316
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2593
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2365
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2654
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2885
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2610
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2284
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2588
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2236
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2433
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2664
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2599
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2987
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3284
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3494
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2732
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2330
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2730

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732