Hempstead vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hempstead	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2697	$1953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$4376
🏠 One person rent	$1690	$1262
🏘️ Family rent	$2941	$2117
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$437
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5013	$1562
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	80	83
🏙️ Population	793K	546K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 38% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 579th and 2184th ($2697 vs $1953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 501st 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 221st best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 687th and 574th 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	$20.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.5	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.93	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$1398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1472	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2920	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2622	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.5	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8223	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4500	$4450
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.9	$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$46.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.96	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$20	$7.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.4	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1479	$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17140	$16697

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2690
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2650
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2647
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2606
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2642
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2809
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3059
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2144
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3188
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2850
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4207
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3722
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2888
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3037
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2814
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2768
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3614
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2803
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3092
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2686
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3510
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3134
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2401
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2868
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2921
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2702
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2848
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2685
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3307

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249