Hempstead vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hempstead	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2702	$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6288	$2825
🏠 One person rent	$1727	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$880
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5400	$1779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	91
😀 Quality of life	80	78
🏙️ Population	793K	1.52M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 141% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 440th and 4855th ($2702 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 121st 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 1.6 months in Kobe. Hempstead ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 543rd and 631st 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	$19.9	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$3.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1481	$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2892	$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2592	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.2	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8270	$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2945	$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.94	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.86	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1901	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21852	$14101

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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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1084
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1181
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1083
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1073
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1097
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1052
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1068
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1106
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1212
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1088
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1068
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1067
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1174
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1080
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1362
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1086
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1138
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1091
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1087
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1169
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1071
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1104
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1117
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1103
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1111
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1172
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1075
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1094