Brookhaven vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brookhaven	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2839	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5458	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$1870	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	95
😀 Quality of life	70	96
🏙️ Population	486K	985K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 43% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 278th and 1883rd ($2839 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 234th and 2nd in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Check the United States vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Brookhaven ranked 880th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 2604th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Stockholm

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	Brookhaven	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2316	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1539	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6133	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2678	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.4	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.41	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.1	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.8	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2489	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22510	$7335

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2676
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2459
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2342
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2639
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$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

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328