Brookhaven vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brookhaven	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2839	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5458	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$1870	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$3950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	65	93
😀 Quality of life	70	95
🏙️ Population	486K	548K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 36% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 278th and 1613th ($2839 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 234th and 10th in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Brookhaven ranked 880th best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 2604th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs The Hague

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	Brookhaven	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2316	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1539	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6133	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2678	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.4	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.41	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.1	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.8	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2489	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22510	$9165

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611