Auckland vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$2627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$6095
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1668
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$2891
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$5265
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	32	97
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	1.47M	793K

The cost of living in Auckland is 13% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 1099th and 483rd ($2279 vs $2627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 435th in New Zealand and the United States, respectively. Check New Zealand vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 2 months in Hempstead. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Hempstead ranked 105th in the United States, while ranked 119th and 448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Hempstead

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	Auckland	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$74.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$1467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$2590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$62.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$9582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$7078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$6.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$1408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$27752

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2465
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2480
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2538
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2482
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2434
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2466
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2466
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2612
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2670
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2190
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2474
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3028
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2529
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4044
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3047
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2722
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2739
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2734
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$2821
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2691
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2743
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2303
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3455
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2321
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2858
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2756
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2653
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3241