Hempstead vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$2593
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$369
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$1677
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	97	69
😀 Quality of life	79	71
🏙️ Population	793K	935K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 166% more expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 556th and 5478th ($2664 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 531st 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 Kitakyushu. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Kitakyushu ranked 290th in Japan, while ranked 636th and 2236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Kitakyushu

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	Hempstead	Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$3.78
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	1.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$4955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$2349
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$61.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$6.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$9.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$37
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$11851

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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 Kitakyushu

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Shimonoseki	$950
15 km or 9.3 mi	Kanda	$918
17 km or 11 mi	Mizumaki	$916
18 km or 11 mi	Nakama	$916
20 km or 12 mi	Yukuhashi	$912
21 km or 13 mi	Nogata	$916
24 km or 15 mi	Fukuchi	$910
25 km or 16 mi	Okagaki	$913
27 km or 17 mi	Miyawaka	$913
28 km or 17 mi	Tagawa	$908
31 km or 19 mi	San'yo-Onoda	$884
32 km or 20 mi	Iizuka	$908
33 km or 20 mi	Munakata	$916
38 km or 24 mi	Buzen	$902
38 km or 24 mi	Fukutsu	$916
39 km or 24 mi	Kama	$899
40 km or 25 mi	Ube	$863
42 km or 26 mi	Koga	$921
42 km or 26 mi	Nakatsu	$905
43 km or 27 mi	Mine	$854
44 km or 27 mi	Sasaguri	$921
44 km or 28 mi	Shingu	$919
48 km or 30 mi	Sue	$917
48 km or 30 mi	Kasuya	$922
49 km or 31 mi	Umi	$918
49 km or 31 mi	Shime	$925
53 km or 33 mi	Dazaifu	$903
54 km or 33 mi	Onojo	$920
54 km or 34 mi	Chikuzen	$872
55 km or 34 mi	Kasuga	$920
55 km or 34 mi	Chikushino	$896
55 km or 34 mi	Asakura	$866
55 km or 34 mi	Fukuoka	$1057
58 km or 36 mi	Usa	$908
60 km or 37 mi	Nakagawa	$911
61 km or 38 mi	Ukiha	$866
61 km or 38 mi	Nagato	$864
62 km or 39 mi	Ogori	$847
63 km or 39 mi	Hita	$884
63 km or 39 mi	Bungotakada	$910