Brookhaven vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brookhaven	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2863	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5521	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$1913	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4325	$3900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	65	92
😀 Quality of life	69	94
🏙️ Population	486K	548K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 30% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 271st and 1356th ($2863 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 238th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Brookhaven ranked 885th best city to live in the United States vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 2684th and 42nd 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	$20.1	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.54	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2335	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1529	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5521	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4121	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.91	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.92	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.9	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2514	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22670	$10346

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2730
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2477
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2338
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2677
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2123
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3639
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2974
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2669
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2586
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2556
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2528
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2234
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2546
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2645
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3455
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3558
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2875
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2316
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2593
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2365
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2654
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2885
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2610
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2284
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2588
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2236
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2433
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2664
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2599
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2987
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3284
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3494
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2732
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2330
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2730

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530