Brookhaven vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brookhaven	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2921	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5483	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1834	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4363	$4401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	65	89
😀 Quality of life	72	97
🏙️ Population	486K	5.87M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 6% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 276th and 154th ($2921 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st and 1st in the United States and Singapore, respectively. Check the United States vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Brookhaven ranked 1103rd best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 3052nd and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Singapore City

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	Brookhaven	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2314	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1523	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4097	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5885	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.62	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.3	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2249	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23283	$31369

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2779
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2686
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2713
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2144
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3722
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3059
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2732
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2642
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2606
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2554
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2302
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2564
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2698
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3460
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3644
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3032
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2294
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2647
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2387
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2670
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2971
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2690
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2650
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2127
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2492
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2697
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2600
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3020
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3312
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3510
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2809
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2385
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2803

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663