Brookhaven vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brookhaven	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2669	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5269	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$1699	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$1875	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4377	$1795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	92
😀 Quality of life	71	87
🏙️ Population	486K	2.87M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 57% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 430th and 2685th ($2669 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 385th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Brookhaven ranked 717th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 2288th and 230th 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	$17	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.56	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2305	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5050	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.2	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6664	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5140	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.37	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.3	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.06	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.48	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.3	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2477	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15129	$9800

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2497
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2303
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2321
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2496
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2151
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$2360
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2190
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2474
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2504
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2466
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2466
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2434
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2522
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2365
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2542
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2485
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3479
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3620
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2790
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2339
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2482
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2377
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2538
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2818
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2465
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2308
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2480
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2303
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2429
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2627
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2670
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2551
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2924
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3165
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3455
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2612
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2320
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2608

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229