Hempstead vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hempstead	Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2702	$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6288	$1026
🏠 One person rent	$1727	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$257
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5400	$468
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	97	75
😀 Quality of life	80	58
🏙️ Population	793K	4.5M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 562% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 440th and 8957th ($2702 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 26th in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Hempstead ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 543rd and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Kolkata

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	Hempstead	Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1481	$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2892	$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2592	$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.2	$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8270	$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2945	$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.94	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.86	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1901	$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21852	$1751

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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 Kolkata

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Howrah	$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
10 km or 6.2 mi	South Dumdum	$351
11 km or 7.1 mi	Baranagar	$340
12 km or 7.5 mi	Bally	$338
14 km or 8.9 mi	Uttarpara	$334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamarhati	$343
15 km or 9.3 mi	North Dumdum	$343
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
17 km or 10 mi	Panihati	$344
20 km or 13 mi	Rajarhat	$353
21 km or 13 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
23 km or 14 mi	Serampore	$336
23 km or 15 mi	Barrackpore	$336
25 km or 15 mi	Uluberia	$346
36 km or 22 mi	Barasat	$356
36 km or 23 mi	Maheshtala	$366
37 km or 23 mi	Chandannagar	$335
37 km or 23 mi	Bhatpara	$342
40 km or 25 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
41 km or 25 mi	Naihati	$335
64 km or 40 mi	Haldia	$399
79 km or 49 mi	Shantipur	$307
93 km or 58 mi	Bardhaman	$317
97 km or 60 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
104 km or 65 mi	Midnapore	$304
107 km or 66 mi	Kharagpur	$296
114 km or 71 mi	Jessore	$290
128 km or 80 mi	Khulna	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Durgapur	$288
174 km or 108 mi	Berhampore	$309
189 km or 118 mi	Asansol	$273
202 km or 125 mi	Kulti	$284
205 km or 127 mi	Rajshahi	$279
209 km or 130 mi	Barisal	$295
223 km or 139 mi	Jamshedpur	$330
239 km or 149 mi	Dhanbad	$285
248 km or 154 mi	Dhaka	$428
251 km or 156 mi	Narayanganj	$301
274 km or 170 mi	Malda	$311