Hempstead vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hempstead	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2697	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$1690	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2941	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5013	$1899
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	96	47
😀 Quality of life	80	74
🏙️ Population	793K	594K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 172% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 579th and 5728th ($2697 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 501st and 495th 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 221st best city to live in the United States vs Kagoshima ranked 184th in Japan, while ranked 687th and 2240th 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	$20.2	$5.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.5	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.93	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1472	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2920	$730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2622	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.5	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8223	$4007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4500	$2131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.9	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$51.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.96	$33.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$20	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.4	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1479	$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17140	$12648

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2690
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2650
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2647
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2606
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2642
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2809
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3059
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2144
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3188
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2850
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4207
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3722
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2888
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3037
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2814
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2768
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3614
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2803
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3092
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2686
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3510
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3134
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2401
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2868
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2921
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2702
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2848
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2685
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3307

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$923
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$924
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$914
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$921
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$919
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$916
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$919
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$916
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$913
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$915
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$911
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$887
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$893
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$903
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$865
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$911
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$878
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$909
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$899
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$856
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$838
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$906
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$899
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$845
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$898
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$898
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$902
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$899
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$897
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$957
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$896
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$891
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$904
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$896
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$893
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$895
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$907
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$960