Brookhaven vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	82
😀 Quality of life	74	71
🏙️ Population	486K	5.65M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 205% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 225th and 5813th ($2959 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 4th in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 2533rd and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Saint Petersburg

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	Brookhaven	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$10534

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2829
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2376
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2750
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2164
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3768
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3066
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2742
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2602
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2613
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2529
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2230
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2584
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2704
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3458
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3715
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2922
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2339
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2619
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2430
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2697
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2952
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2680
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2329
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2645
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2220
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2485
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2655
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2633
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3050
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3364
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3513
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2756
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2381
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2735

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566