Gimhae vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gimhae	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$2664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2505	$6130
🏠 One person rent	$320	$1711
🏘️ Family rent	$547	$2905
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2363	$4990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	71	97
😀 Quality of life	71	79
🏙️ Population	534K	793K

The cost of living in Gimhae is 64% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 5742nd and 556th ($959 vs $2664) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 509th in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Gimhae compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Gimhae ranked 21st best city to live in South Korea vs Hempstead ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 1960th and 636th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gimhae vs Hempstead

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	Gimhae	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$6.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$2884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$2577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7020	$7917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5956	$5542
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.4	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.19	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.15	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$5.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.74	$22.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.9	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$469	$1388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13468	$27808

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Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1027
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$998
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$1030
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$983
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1059
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$924
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1054
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$988
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$992
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$977
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$903
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$989
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1059
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$987
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$1000
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$880
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$979
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$854
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$964
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1101
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$902
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$992
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$970
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$977
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$937
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$959
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1019
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1012
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$936
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$1019
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1038

Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2732
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2974
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2123
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3111
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2534
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4441
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3639
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3004
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2753
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2703
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2725
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3271
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2701
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2886
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2477
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3494
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2338
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2913
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2715
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2804
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2664
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3302