Hempstead vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	97	41
😀 Quality of life	79	54
🏙️ Population	793K	580K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 93% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 556th and 3941st ($2664 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 1st in the United States and Jamaica, respectively. Check the United States vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 636th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Kingston

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	Hempstead	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$2764

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2732
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2974
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2123
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3111
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2534
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4441
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3639
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3004
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2753
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2703
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2725
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3271
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2701
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2886
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2477
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3494
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2338
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2913
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2715
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2804
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2664
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3302

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707