Barcelona vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$2664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$6130
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$1711
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$2905
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$4990
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
98
97
😀 Quality of life
87
79
🏙️ Population
1.7M
793K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 31% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 2276th and 556th ($1841 vs $2664) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 509th 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 181st in the United States, while ranked 270th and 636th 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
$15
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$5.04
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$6.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$2884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$2577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$7917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$5542
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$16.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$5.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$161
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$22.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$1388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$27808

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BarcelonaHempstead

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Hempstead

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2644
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2732
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2737
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2221
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$2974
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2123
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3111
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2534
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4441
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3639
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2821
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3004
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2753
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2792
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2703
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2725
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3271
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2701
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2886
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2477
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3494
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3040
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2338
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2756
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2913
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2715
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2674
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2804
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2664
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3302