Berlin vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$6130
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1711
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$2905
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$4990
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	97
😀 Quality of life	95	79
🏙️ Population	3.78M	793K

The cost of living in Berlin is 24% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 1762nd and 556th ($2027 vs $2664) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 509th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Hempstead ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 21st and 636th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Hempstead

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	Berlin	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$6.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$2577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$7917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$5542
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$5.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$22.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$27808

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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