Brookhaven vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brookhaven	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2924	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$1858	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$1725	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$745	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$3766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	95
😀 Quality of life	72	95
🏙️ Population	486K	985K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 20% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 281st and 1008th ($2924 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th 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 1.5 months in Stockholm. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 2997th and 19th 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	$22.5	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.07	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2326	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4090	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5605	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2261	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23474	$17265

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464