Hempstead vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hempstead	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2702	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6288	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$1727	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5400	$5275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	80	94
🏙️ Population	793K	3.9M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 15% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 440th and 72nd ($2702 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 59th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 139th vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 543rd vs 47th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Los Angeles

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	Hempstead	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1481	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2892	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2592	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.2	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8270	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2945	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.94	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.86	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1901	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21852	$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754