Brookhaven vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brookhaven	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2924	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1858	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$1725	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$745	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$1555
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	59
😀 Quality of life	72	80
🏙️ Population	486K	595K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 133% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 281st and 4631st ($2924 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 2nd in the United States and Latvia, respectively. Check the United States vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2997th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brookhaven	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.07	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2326	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4090	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5605	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2261	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23474	$18197

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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 Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1374
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1000
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$893
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$938
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$895
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$964
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$982
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$932
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1179
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1054
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$938
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1040
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$835
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$859
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1220
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1258
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1434
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$928
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$758
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1594
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$881
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1455
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1085
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1114
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1597
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1079
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1498
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1081
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1970
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1974
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$445
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1170
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1391