Hempstead vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$4771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	79	93
🏙️ Population	793K	3.9M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 17% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 556th and 80th ($2664 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 71st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 181st vs 7th best cities to live in the United States, and 636th vs 58th 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	$17.8	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$28838

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2732
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2974
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2123
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3111
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2534
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4441
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3639
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3004
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2753
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2703
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2725
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3271
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2701
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2886
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2477
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3494
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2338
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2913
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2715
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2804
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2664
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3302

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919