Brussels vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$2627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$6095
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$1668
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$2891
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$5265
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	96	97
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	189K	793K

The cost of living in Brussels is 29% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 2147th and 483rd ($1869 vs $2627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 435th in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 2 months in Hempstead. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Hempstead ranked 105th in the United States, while ranked 148th and 448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Hempstead

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	Brussels	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$74.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$1467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$2919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$2590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$62.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$9582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$7078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$5.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$6.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$1408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$27752

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2465
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2480
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2538
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2482
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2434
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2466
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2466
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2612
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2670
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2190
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2474
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3028
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2529
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4044
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3047
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2722
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2739
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2734
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$2821
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2691
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2743
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2303
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3455
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2321
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2858
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2756
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2653
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3241