Hempstead vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2697
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6239
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$1690
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$2941
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5013
$2341
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
80
93
🏙️ Population
793K
1.54M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 93% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 579th and 4342nd ($2697 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 501st and 16th 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 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Hempstead ranked 221st best city to live in the United States vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 687th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Kawasaki

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Hempstead Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.5
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.93
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1609
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1472
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2920
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2622
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.5
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8223
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4500
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.9
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.96
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.1
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.79
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.4
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1479
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17140
$12261

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144