Brookhaven vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brookhaven Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2669
$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5269
$6649
🏠 One person rent
$1699
$1620
🏘️ Family rent
$1875
$3006
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4377
$3743
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
71
98
🏙️ Population
486K
4.84M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 3% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 430th and 318th ($2669 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 385th 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 1.4 months in Sydney. Brookhaven ranked 717th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2288th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Brookhaven Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.56
$6.69
 Cappuccino
$4.68
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2305
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1366
$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5050
$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6664
$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5140
$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.37
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$29.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.99
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.06
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.48
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.3
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.3
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15129
$17934

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Distance City Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Medford
$2497
24 km or 15 mi Islip
$2303
27 km or 17 mi Smithtown
$2321
27 km or 17 mi Riverhead
$2496
36 km or 22 mi Babylon
$2151
36 km or 22 mi East Northport
$2360
40 km or 25 mi Lindenhurst
$2190
44 km or 27 mi Huntington
$2474
45 km or 28 mi Southampton
$2504
48 km or 30 mi Massapequa
$2466
50 km or 31 mi Oyster Bay
$2466
51 km or 31 mi Levittown
$2434
51 km or 31 mi Stratford
$2522
51 km or 32 mi Bridgeport
$2365
51 km or 32 mi Milford
$2542
52 km or 32 mi Southold
$2485
53 km or 33 mi Fairfield
$3479
55 km or 34 mi Westport
$3620
55 km or 34 mi Norwalk
$2790
55 km or 34 mi West Haven
$2339
55 km or 34 mi Merrick
$2482
56 km or 35 mi Branford
$2377
57 km or 35 mi Trumbull
$2603
57 km or 35 mi North Hempstead
$2538
57 km or 36 mi Darien
$2818
58 km or 36 mi Uniondale
$2465
58 km or 36 mi East Haven
$2308
58 km or 36 mi Freeport
$2480
59 km or 37 mi New Haven
$2303
59 km or 37 mi Guilford
$2429
60 km or 37 mi Hempstead
$2627
61 km or 38 mi Glen Cove
$2670
61 km or 38 mi Shelton
$2551
62 km or 39 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
64 km or 39 mi New Canaan
$2924
64 km or 40 mi Stamford
$3165
66 km or 41 mi Greenwich
$3455
67 km or 42 mi Long Beach
$2612
67 km or 42 mi North Haven
$2320
68 km or 42 mi Valley Stream
$2608

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2356
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1658
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1881
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816