Brookhaven vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brookhaven	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2924	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1858	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$1725	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$745	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	38
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	486K	574K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 77% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 281st and 3402nd ($2924 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 116th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 2997th and 327th 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	$22.5	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.07	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2326	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4090	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5605	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.4	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2261	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23474	$8149

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913