Hempstead vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6266
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$1703
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$2960
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$652
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5101
$1748
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
91
😀 Quality of life
80
94
🏙️ Population
793K
1.52M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 129% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 568th and 4788th ($2710 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 498th and 31st 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 222nd best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 678th and 40th 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
$20
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2918
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2624
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.9
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7966
$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3853
$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.1
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20.2
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.2
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.88
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1500
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16902
$10496

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2694
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2653
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2727
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2664
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2820
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2609
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2724
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2661
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2815
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2271
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$3087
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2160
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3192
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2940
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4202
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3756
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2913
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3094
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2861
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2821
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2842
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2850
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3729
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2840
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3145
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2619
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3562
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3110
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2397
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2917
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$3134
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2697
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2713
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2973
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2692
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3304

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038