Hempstead vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hempstead	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2655	$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6147	$2684
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$2912	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$411
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5039	$1672
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	91
😀 Quality of life	82	81
🏙️ Population	793K	1.52M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 140% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 622nd and 4945th ($2655 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 549th and 71st 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Hempstead ranked 194th best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 613th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Kobe

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	Hempstead	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.25	$2.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.21	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2925	$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2626	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7214	$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5157	$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$20	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.83	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.6	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17029	$10723

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2680
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2645
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2619
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2613
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2602
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2756
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3066
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3174
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2569
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4203
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3768
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2864
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3006
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2733
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2789
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3364
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2717
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2913
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2829
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3513
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3066
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2376
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2783
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2836
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2749
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2705
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3253

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1033
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1152
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1036
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1055
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1043
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1030
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1237
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1019
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1061
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1045
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1115
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1020
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1277
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1062
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1038
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1063
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1058
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1133
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1053
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1080
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1086
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1157
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1020
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079