Hempstead vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2702
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6288
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$1727
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$2956
$1130
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5400
$2645
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
97
99
😀 Quality of life
80
82
🏙️ Population
793K
1.54M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 128% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 440th and 4637th ($2702 vs $1187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 52nd 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 2.2 months in Kawasaki. Hempstead ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 543rd and 452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hempstead Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.04
$3.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1481
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2892
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2592
$861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.2
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8270
$6674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2945
$3436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$7.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.94
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.86
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$38.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$36.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1901
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21852
$13952

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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 Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102