Brookhaven vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brookhaven	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2921	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5483	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1834	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4363	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	38
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	486K	549K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 72% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 276th and 3269th ($2921 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st and 113th 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 1103rd best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 3052nd and 332nd 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	$24.2	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2314	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1523	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4097	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5885	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.62	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.3	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2249	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23283	$7052

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934