Brookhaven vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2924
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5450
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$1858
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1725
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$745
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4443
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
65
65
😀 Quality of life
72
74
🏙️ Population
486K
12.7M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 266% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 281st and 6776th ($2924 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 29th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 2997th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Suzhou

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Brookhaven Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.5
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.07
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2326
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1534
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4090
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.4
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5605
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.74
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.4
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.8
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2261
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23474
$20341

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635