Birmingham vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$2710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$6266
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$1703
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$2960
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$652
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$5101
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	96	96
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	1.14M	793K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 19% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 1471st and 568th ($2204 vs $2710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 498th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hempstead ranked 222nd in the United States, while ranked 25th and 678th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$1631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$1464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$2918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$2624
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$76.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$7966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$3853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$9.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$20.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$12.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$5.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$1500
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$16902

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2694
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2653
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2727
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2664
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2609
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2724
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2661
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2815
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2271
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3087
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2160
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3192
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2940
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4202
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3756
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2913
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3094
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2861
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2842
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2850
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3729
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2840
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3145
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2619
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3562
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3110
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2397
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2917
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$3134
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2697
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2973
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2692
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3304