Hempstead vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$2328
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$335
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$2704
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	97	63
😀 Quality of life	79	88
🏙️ Population	793K	1.2M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 204% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 556th and 6156th ($2664 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 860th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 3.1 months in Hiroshima. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 636th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Hiroshima

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	Hempstead	Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$742
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	1.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$1133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$51
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$6826

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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

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$854
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$857
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$859
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$865
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$874
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$897
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$903
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$906
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$890
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$915
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$934
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$889
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$905
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$887
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$987
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$876
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$885
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$866
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$927
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$912
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$928
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$921
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$882
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$937
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$934
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$883
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$951
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$952
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$827
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$915
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$781
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$900
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$846
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$896
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$934
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$931
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$936