Hempstead vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6266
$875
🏠 One person rent
$1703
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$2960
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$652
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5101
$255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
80
61
🏙️ Population
793K
4.5M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 649% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 568th and 9031st ($2710 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 498th and 40th 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 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Hempstead ranked 222nd best city to live in the United States vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 678th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hempstead Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2918
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2624
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.9
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7966
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3853
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.1
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20.2
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.2
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.88
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1500
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16902
$1762

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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

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289