Columbus vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$2697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$6239
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$1690
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$2941
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$5013
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
906K
793K

The cost of living in Columbus is 21% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 1686th and 579th ($2127 vs $2697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 501st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Ranked 17th vs 221st best cities to live in the United States, and 96th vs 687th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Hempstead

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Columbus Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$14.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$6.16
 Cappuccino
$4.76
$5.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$1609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$1472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$2920
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$2622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$8223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$4500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$2.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$9.96
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$20
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$12.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$1479
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$17140

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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