Brookhaven vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brookhaven	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2839	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5458	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1870	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	99
😀 Quality of life	70	99
🏙️ Population	486K	4.84M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 1% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 278th and 312th ($2839 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 234th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Brookhaven ranked 880th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2604th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Sydney

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	Brookhaven	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2316	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1539	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6133	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2678	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.4	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.41	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.1	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.8	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2489	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22510	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754