Hempstead vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hempstead	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2702	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6288	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$1727	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5400	$4933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ 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 0.8% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 440th and 464th ($2702 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 406th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Ranked 139th vs 181st best cities to live in the United States, and 543rd vs 769th 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	$19.9	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1481	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2892	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2592	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.2	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8270	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2945	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.94	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.86	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1901	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21852	$21877

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614