Hempstead vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hempstead	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2655	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6147	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$2912	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5039	$1510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	93
😀 Quality of life	82	84
🏙️ Population	793K	546K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 41% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 622nd and 2357th ($2655 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 549th and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Lisbon. Hempstead ranked 194th best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 613th and 479th 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	$18.6	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.25	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.21	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2925	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2626	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7214	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5157	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$20	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.83	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.6	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17029	$17217

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2680
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2645
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2619
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2613
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2602
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2756
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3066
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3174
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2569
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4203
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3768
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2864
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3006
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2733
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2789
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3364
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2717
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2913
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2829
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3513
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3066
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2376
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2783
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2836
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2749
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2705
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3253

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231