Amsterdam vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$2702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$6288
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$1727
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$2956
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$5400
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	95	97
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	921K	793K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 6% more expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 252nd and 440th ($2859 vs $2702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 384th in the Netherlands and the United States, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 2 months in Hempstead. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Hempstead ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Hempstead

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	Amsterdam	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$1599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1481
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$2892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$2592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$65.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$8270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$2945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$5.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$1901
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$21852

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2578
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2577
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2572
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2517
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2566
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2982
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2117
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3108
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2510
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4051
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3659
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2834
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3050
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2759
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2634
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2732
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3280
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2611
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2857
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2459
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3498
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2888
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2641
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2755
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3168