Hempstead vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hempstead	Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6095	$3133
🏠 One person rent	$1668	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$2891	$1082
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5265	$2552
😷 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 139% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 483rd and 4726th ($2627 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 435th and 73rd 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 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Hempstead ranked 105th best city to live in the United States vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 448th and 355th 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	$19.1	$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.6	$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$2.76
☕ Cappuccino	$4.63	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1467	$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2919	$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2590	$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.3	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9582	$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7078	$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.69	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.55	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.7	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1408	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27752	$15182

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2465
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2480
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2538
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2482
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2434
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2466
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2466
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2612
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2670
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2190
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2474
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3028
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2529
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4044
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3047
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2722
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2739
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2734
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$2821
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2691
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2743
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2303
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3455
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2321
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2858
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2756
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2653
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3241

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1329
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1099
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1115
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1102
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1064
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1117
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1062
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1051
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1054
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1064
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1105
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1041
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$1130
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1091
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$1075
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1067
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1166
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1069
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1064
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$1167
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1070
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1136
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1052
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1020
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$985
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1078
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$1267
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1056
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1224
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1052
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1045