Hempstead vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hempstead	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6095	$5993
🏠 One person rent	$1668	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$2891	$3159
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5265	$5087
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	80	77
🏙️ Population	793K	467K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 1% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 483rd and 440th ($2627 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 435th and 394th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Ranked 105th vs 152nd best cities to live in the United States, and 448th vs 720th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Long Beach

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	Hempstead	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.6	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$6.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.63	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1467	$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2919	$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2590	$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.3	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9582	$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7078	$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.69	$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.55	$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.7	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1408	$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27752	$18490

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652