Hempstead vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6266
$5455
🏠 One person rent
$1703
$1267
🏘️ Family rent
$2960
$2011
🍽️ Food expenses
$652
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5101
$4659
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
80
96
🏙️ Population
793K
2.3M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 20% more expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 568th and 1367th ($2710 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 498th and 1144th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Ranked 222nd vs 1st best cities to live in the United States, and 678th vs 14th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Houston

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Hempstead Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$6.03
 Cappuccino
$5.51
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2918
$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2624
$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.9
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7966
$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3853
$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$18.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.1
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20.2
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.2
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.88
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1500
$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16902
$22291

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2694
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2653
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2727
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2664
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2820
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2609
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2724
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2661
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2815
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2271
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$3087
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2160
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3192
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2940
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4202
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3756
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2913
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3094
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2861
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2821
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2842
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2850
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3729
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2840
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3145
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2619
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3562
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3110
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2397
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2917
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$3134
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2697
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2713
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2973
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2692
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3304

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123