Hempstead vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$548
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	80
😀 Quality of life	79	65
🏙️ Population	793K	10.6M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 280% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 556th and 6882nd ($2664 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 4th in the United States and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United States vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 636th and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Jakarta

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	Hempstead	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$8860

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506