Chennai vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$2627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$6095
🏠 One person rent	$161	$1668
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$2891
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$5265
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	78	97
😀 Quality of life	68	80
🏙️ Population	10.3M	793K

The cost of living in Chennai is 83% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 8842nd and 483rd ($434 vs $2627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 435th in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 2 months in Hempstead. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Hempstead ranked 105th in the United States, while ranked 3676th and 448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Hempstead

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	Chennai	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$74.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$2919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$62.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$9582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$7078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$5.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$6.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$1408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$27752

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

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