Brookhaven vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brookhaven	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2924	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$1858	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$1725	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$745	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$3517
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	86
😀 Quality of life	72	94
🏙️ Population	486K	2.79M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 21% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 281st and 1059th ($2924 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th and 6th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 2997th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Toronto

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	Brookhaven	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.07	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2326	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4090	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5605	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2261	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23474	$22670

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2763
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2619
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2397
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2725
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2160
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3756
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2271
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3087
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2744
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2661
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2724
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2609
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2556
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2343
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2555
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2715
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3446
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3582
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3033
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2295
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2664
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2391
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2645
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2727
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2982
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2694
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2253
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2653
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2118
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2471
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2710
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2815
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2580
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3045
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3327
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3562
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2823
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2378
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2820

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053