Brookhaven vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	95
😀 Quality of life	69	65
🏙️ Population	486K	11.5M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 193% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 271st and 5654th ($2863 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 1st in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 2684th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Sao Paulo

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	Brookhaven	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611