Hempstead vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hempstead	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2702	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6288	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$1727	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5400	$4627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	80	99
🏙️ Population	793K	8.8M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 21% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 440th and 37th ($2702 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th 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 2 months in Hempstead compared to 1.4 months in London. Hempstead ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 543rd and 2nd 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	$19.9	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1481	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2892	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2592	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.2	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8270	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2945	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.94	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.86	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1901	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21852	$25830

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2578
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2577
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2572
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2517
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2566
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2982
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2117
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3108
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2510
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4051
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3659
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2834
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3050
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2759
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2634
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2732
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3280
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2611
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2857
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2459
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3498
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2888
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2641
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2755
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3168

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055