Barcelona vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$2655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$6147
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$2912
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$642
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$5039
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
97
😀 Quality of life
90
82
🏙️ Population
1.7M
793K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 21% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 1764th and 622nd ($2087 vs $2655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 549th 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 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Hempstead ranked 194th in the United States, while ranked 229th and 613th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$7.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$1471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$2925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$2626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$7214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$5157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$20
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$12.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$5.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$17029

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Hempstead

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2680
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2647
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2645
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2699
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2619
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2735
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2613
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2710
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2602
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2846
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2287
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$3066
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2164
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3174
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2569
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4203
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2911
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3768
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2864
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3006
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2799
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2727
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2811
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2733
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2789
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3364
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2717
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2913
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2829
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3513
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3066
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2376
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2783
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2836
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2749
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2723
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2774
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2705
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3253