Hempstead vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$2923
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	91
😀 Quality of life	79	92
🏙️ Population	793K	548K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 29% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 556th and 1662nd ($2664 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 46th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 636th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Manchester

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	Hempstead	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$19551

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681