Hempstead vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$1696
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	91
😀 Quality of life	79	78
🏙️ Population	793K	1.52M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 141% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 556th and 4793rd ($2664 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 127th 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 181st best city to live in the United States vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 636th and 674th 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	$17.8	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$16179

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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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1049
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1158
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1048
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1062
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1072
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1073
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1242
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1059
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1051
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1146
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1302
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1065
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1059
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1142
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1049
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1084
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1156
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079