Barcelona vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$2697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$6239
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$1690
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$2941
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$5013
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
1.73M
793K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 22% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 1722nd and 579th ($2116 vs $2697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 501st in Spain and the United States, respectively. Check Spain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Hempstead ranked 221st in the United States, while ranked 205th and 687th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Hempstead

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Barcelona Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$14.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$6.16
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$5.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$1472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$2920
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$2622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$8223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$4500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$2.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$9.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$20
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$12.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$1479
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$17140

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Hempstead

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2690
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2650
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2711
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2647
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2606
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2718
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2642
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2809
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2816
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2280
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$3059
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2144
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3188
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2850
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4207
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3722
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2888
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3037
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2802
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2801
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2814
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2768
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3614
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2803
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3092
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2686
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3510
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3134
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2401
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2868
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2921
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2702
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2687
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2848
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2685
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3307