Hempstead vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hempstead	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6095	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$1668	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$2891	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5265	$4098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	80	98
🏙️ Population	793K	8.91M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 21% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 483rd and 38th ($2627 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 435th and 1st 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 1.2 months in London. Hempstead ranked 105th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 448th and 5th 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	$19.1	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.6	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.63	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1467	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2919	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2590	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.3	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9582	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7078	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.69	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.55	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1408	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27752	$25471

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2465
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2480
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2538
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2482
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2434
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2466
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2466
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2612
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2670
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2190
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2474
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3028
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2529
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4044
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3047
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2722
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2739
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2734
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$2821
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2691
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2743
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2303
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3455
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2321
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2858
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2756
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2653
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3241

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908