Hempstead vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$1383
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	72
😀 Quality of life	79	57
🏙️ Population	793K	4.43M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 168% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 556th and 5539th ($2664 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 4th in the United States and South Africa, respectively. Check the United States vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 636th and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Johannesburg

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	Hempstead	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$5271

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003