Hempstead vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$4153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	79	99
🏙️ Population	793K	8.8M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 19% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 556th and 58th ($2664 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 2nd in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.3 months in London. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 636th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs London

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	Hempstead	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009