Hempstead vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2702
$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6288
$1880
🏠 One person rent
$1727
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2956
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5400
$332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
97
36
😀 Quality of life
80
48
🏙️ Population
793K
2.47M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 295% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 440th and 7016th ($2702 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 9th in the United States and Zambia, respectively. Check the United States vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Hempstead ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 543rd and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hempstead Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.04
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1481
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2892
$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2592
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.2
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8270
$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2945
$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.94
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.86
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1901
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21852
$5845

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670