Brookhaven vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	24
😀 Quality of life	74	44
🏙️ Population	486K	7.82M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 395% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 225th and 7835th ($2959 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 183rd 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 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 2533rd and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Shangqiu

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	Brookhaven	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$17107

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517