Hempstead vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hempstead	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2655	$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6147	$2478
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$2912	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5039	$1931
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	97	46
😀 Quality of life	82	74
🏙️ Population	793K	594K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 161% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 622nd and 5446th ($2655 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 549th and 363rd 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 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Hempstead ranked 194th best city to live in the United States vs Kagoshima ranked 272nd in Japan, while ranked 613th and 2456th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Kagoshima

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	Hempstead	Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.25	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.21	$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2925	$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2626	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7214	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5157	$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$39.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$6.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$20	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.83	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.6	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17029	$12844

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2680
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2645
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2619
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2613
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2602
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2756
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3066
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3174
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2569
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4203
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3768
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2864
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3006
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2733
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2789
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3364
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2717
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2913
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2829
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3513
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3066
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2376
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2783
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2836
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2749
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2705
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3253

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$931
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$927
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$918
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$925
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$926
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$919
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$915
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$917
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$917
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$915
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$889
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$898
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$888
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$905
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$866
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$911
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$880
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$909
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$900
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$862
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$846
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$900
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$907
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$853
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$903
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$914
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$900
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$914
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$899
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$991
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$912
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$898
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$894
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$913
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$914
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$909
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$891
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$948