Brookhaven vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2839
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5458
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1831
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
70
79
🏙️ Population
486K
24.9M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 150% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 278th and 4780th ($2839 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 234th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Brookhaven ranked 880th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2604th and 571st 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
$18
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2316
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1539
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5083
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6133
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2678
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.23
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.26
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.78
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.4
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.41
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.1
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.9
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2489
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22510
$31401

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27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
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$2117
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$3659
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2219
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$2982
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2566
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2615
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2517
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2482
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2191
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2529
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2600
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3425
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3604
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$2841
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2342
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2572
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2385
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2629
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2623
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2865
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2578
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2337
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2577
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2314
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2421
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2702
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2751
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2577
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$2954
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3159
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3498
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2722
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2341
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2715

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774