Brookhaven vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$3371
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	95
😀 Quality of life	69	95
🏙️ Population	486K	985K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 40% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 271st and 1732nd ($2863 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 1st 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 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 2684th and 20th 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	$20.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$5804

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2730
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2477
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2338
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2677
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2123
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3639
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2974
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2669
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2586
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2556
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2528
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2234
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2546
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2645
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3455
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3558
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2875
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2316
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2593
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2365
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2654
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2885
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2610
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2284
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2588
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2236
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2433
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2664
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2599
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2987
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3284
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3494
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2732
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2330
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2730

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331