Brookhaven vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2669
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5269
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$1699
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1875
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4377
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
71
78
🏙️ Population
486K
24.9M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 124% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 430th and 4461st ($2669 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 385th and 6th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Brookhaven ranked 717th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2288th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Shanghai

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Brookhaven Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.56
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2305
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1366
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5050
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6664
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5140
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.37
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.99
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.3
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.06
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.48
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.3
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15129
$28143

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$2497
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$2151
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1074
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$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740