Bucharest vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$2697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1690
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$2941
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$5013
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	78	96
😀 Quality of life	84	80
🏙️ Population	1.72M	793K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 58% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 4935th and 579th ($1138 vs $2697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 501st in Romania and the United States, respectively. Check Romania vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Hempstead ranked 221st in the United States, while ranked 508th and 687th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Hempstead

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	Bucharest	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$14.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$1609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$2920
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$2622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$8223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$4500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$9.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$20
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$12.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$1479
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$17140

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2690
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2650
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2647
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2606
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2642
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2809
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3059
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2144
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3188
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2850
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4207
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3722
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2888
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3037
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2814
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2768
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3614
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2803
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3092
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2686
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3510
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3134
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2401
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2868
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2921
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2702
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2848
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2685
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3307