Hempstead vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hempstead	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2702	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6288	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1727	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$1064
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5400	$2198
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	80	79
🏙️ Population	793K	594K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 156% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 440th and 5234th ($2702 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 362nd 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 2 months in Hempstead compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Hempstead ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 543rd and 584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Kawaguchi

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	Hempstead	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1481	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2892	$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2592	$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.2	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8270	$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2945	$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.94	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.86	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1901	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21852	$12607

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2578
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2577
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2572
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2517
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2566
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2982
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2117
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3108
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2510
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4051
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3659
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2834
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3050
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2759
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2634
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2732
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3280
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2611
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2857
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2459
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3498
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2888
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2641
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2755
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3168

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095