Brookhaven vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brookhaven	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2959	$1601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5553	$3833
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$1724	$1402
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4442	$1941
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	57
😀 Quality of life	74	87
🏙️ Population	486K	458K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 85% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 225th and 3511th ($2959 vs $1601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 180th and 1st in the United States and Estonia, respectively. Check the United States vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Brookhaven ranked 905th best city to live in the United States vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 2533rd and 345th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brookhaven	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2329	$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4219	$1341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$311
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5172	$5392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3875	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.24	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.38	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$78	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2165	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20274	$8113

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2829
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2376
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2750
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2164
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3768
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3066
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2742
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2602
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2613
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2529
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2230
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2584
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2704
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3458
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3715
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2922
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2339
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2619
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2430
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2697
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2952
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2680
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2329
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2645
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2220
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2485
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2655
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2633
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3050
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3364
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3513
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2756
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2381
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2735

Cities near Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1372
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1947
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1937
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$999
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1566
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1881
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1383
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1655
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1611
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1184
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1561
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$1041
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1589
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1174
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1516
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1521
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$1064
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1545
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1524
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1561
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$1083
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$928
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1476
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1422
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1437
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1438
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1353
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1503