Hempstead vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$1278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	93
😀 Quality of life	79	82
🏙️ Population	793K	546K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 56% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 556th and 2671st ($2664 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 3rd in the United States and Portugal, respectively. Check the United States vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 636th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Lisbon

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	Hempstead	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$15150

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112