Brookhaven vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brookhaven	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2921	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5483	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$1834	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4363	$4175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	65	74
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	486K	459K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 22% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 276th and 1097th ($2921 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st and 940th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 1103rd vs 88th best cities to live in the United States, and 3052nd vs 304th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Virginia Beach

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	Brookhaven	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2314	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1523	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4097	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5885	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.62	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.3	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2249	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23283	$15986

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2779
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2686
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2713
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2144
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3722
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3059
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2732
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2642
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2606
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2554
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2302
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2564
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2698
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3460
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3644
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3032
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2294
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2647
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2387
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2670
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2971
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2690
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2650
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2127
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2492
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2697
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2600
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3020
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3312
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3510
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2809
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2385
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2803

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763