Cologne vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$2655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$6147
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$2912
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$642
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$5039
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	91	97
😀 Quality of life	96	82
🏙️ Population	1.09M	793K

The cost of living in Cologne is 26% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 2104th and 622nd ($1968 vs $2655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 549th 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 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Hempstead ranked 194th in the United States, while ranked 23rd and 613th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Hempstead

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	Cologne	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$7.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$1471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$2925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$2626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$7214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$5157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$20
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$12.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$5.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$17029

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2680
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2645
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2619
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2613
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2602
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2756
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3066
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3174
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2569
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4203
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3768
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2864
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3006
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2733
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2789
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3364
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2717
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2913
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2829
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3513
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3066
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2376
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2783
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2836
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2749
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2705
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3253