Brookhaven vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$2466
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$781
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$584
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	43
😀 Quality of life	74	61
🏙️ Population	486K	1.13M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 190% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 225th and 5424th ($2959 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 2nd in the United States and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check the United States vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 2533rd and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Santo Domingo

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	Brookhaven	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$7804

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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 Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$853
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$844
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$708
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$778
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$539
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$749
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$750
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$676
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$502
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$686
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$781
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$720
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$525
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$730
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$713
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$822
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$857
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$948
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1150
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$724
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$736
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$721
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$541
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$552
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1320
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1220
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1436
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1574
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1472
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1650
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1617
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1592
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$544