Brookhaven vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	92
😀 Quality of life	69	86
🏙️ Population	486K	2.75M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 67% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 271st and 2624th ($2863 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 2nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 2684th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Rome

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	Brookhaven	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201