Hempstead vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$1011
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	97	75
😀 Quality of life	79	58
🏙️ Population	793K	4.5M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 559% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 556th and 8948th ($2664 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 24th 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 1.1 months in Kolkata. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 636th and 5509th 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	$17.8	$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$1469

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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 Kolkata

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Howrah	$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
10 km or 6.2 mi	South Dumdum	$345
11 km or 7.1 mi	Baranagar	$333
12 km or 7.5 mi	Bally	$331
14 km or 8.9 mi	Uttarpara	$327
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamarhati	$336
15 km or 9.3 mi	North Dumdum	$337
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
17 km or 10 mi	Panihati	$338
20 km or 13 mi	Rajarhat	$347
21 km or 13 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
23 km or 14 mi	Serampore	$330
23 km or 15 mi	Barrackpore	$329
25 km or 15 mi	Uluberia	$341
36 km or 22 mi	Barasat	$350
36 km or 23 mi	Maheshtala	$360
37 km or 23 mi	Chandannagar	$327
37 km or 23 mi	Bhatpara	$337
40 km or 25 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
41 km or 25 mi	Naihati	$328
64 km or 40 mi	Haldia	$394
79 km or 49 mi	Shantipur	$294
93 km or 58 mi	Bardhaman	$314
97 km or 60 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
104 km or 65 mi	Midnapore	$292
107 km or 66 mi	Kharagpur	$283
114 km or 71 mi	Jessore	$289
128 km or 80 mi	Khulna	$303
153 km or 95 mi	Durgapur	$292
174 km or 108 mi	Berhampore	$304
189 km or 118 mi	Asansol	$299
202 km or 125 mi	Kulti	$300
205 km or 127 mi	Rajshahi	$274
209 km or 130 mi	Barisal	$287
223 km or 139 mi	Jamshedpur	$361
239 km or 149 mi	Dhanbad	$293
248 km or 154 mi	Dhaka	$430
251 km or 156 mi	Narayanganj	$309
274 km or 170 mi	Malda	$308