Brookhaven vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$4609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	89
😀 Quality of life	74	98
🏙️ Population	486K	5.87M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 8% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 225th and 109th ($2959 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th 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 905th best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 2533rd and 7th 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	$25.1	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$29519

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653