Brookhaven vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brookhaven	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2924	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$2526
🏠 One person rent	$1858	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$1725	$975
🍽️ Food expenses	$745	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$938
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	95
😀 Quality of life	72	76
🏙️ Population	486K	17.5M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 194% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 281st and 5618th ($2924 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2997th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Shenzhen

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	Brookhaven	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.07	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2326	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4090	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5605	$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.4	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2261	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23474	$21140

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2763
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2619
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2397
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2725
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2160
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3756
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2271
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3087
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2744
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2661
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2724
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2609
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2556
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2343
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2555
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2715
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3446
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3582
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3033
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2295
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2664
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2391
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2645
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2727
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2982
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2694
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2253
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2653
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2118
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2471
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2710
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2815
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2580
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3045
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3327
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3562
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2823
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2378
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2820

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$678
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$694
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1734
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$548
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$638
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$873
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$785
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$627
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$954
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$858
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$777
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$801
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$908
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$793
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$682
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$474
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$828
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$766
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$778
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$802
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$797
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$758
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$739
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$751
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$705
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$714
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$729
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$711
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$892
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$528
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$648