Hempstead vs Matsuyama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hempstead	Matsuyama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2655	$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6147	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$2912	$697
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$386
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5039	$1856
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	52
😀 Quality of life	82	70
🏙️ Population	793K	507K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 161% more expensive than in Matsuyama. Cities ranked 622nd and 5428th ($2655 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 549th and 349th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.8 months in Matsuyama. Hempstead ranked 194th best city to live in the United States vs Matsuyama ranked 550th in Japan, while ranked 613th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Matsuyama

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	Hempstead	Matsuyama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.25	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.21	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2925	$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2626	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$90.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	1.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7214	$3574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5157	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$20	$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.83	$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$9.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.6	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17029	$9695

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2680
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2645
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2619
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2613
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2602
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2756
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3066
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3174
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2569
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4203
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3768
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2864
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3006
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2733
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2789
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3364
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2717
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2913
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2829
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3513
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3066
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2376
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2783
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2836
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2749
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2705
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3253

Cities near Matsuyama

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Masaki	$951
9.7 km or 6 mi	Tobe	$958
10 km or 6.4 mi	Iyo	$955
11 km or 6.7 mi	Toon	$961
34 km or 21 mi	Imabari	$961
39 km or 25 mi	Saijo	$978
42 km or 26 mi	Ozu	$958
50 km or 31 mi	Kure	$913
50 km or 31 mi	Niihama	$984
52 km or 32 mi	Yawatahama	$952
53 km or 33 mi	Etajima	$904
57 km or 36 mi	Seiyo	$952
58 km or 36 mi	Takehara	$934
58 km or 36 mi	Kumano	$877
63 km or 39 mi	Iwakuni	$986
63 km or 39 mi	Yanai	$972
64 km or 40 mi	Kaita	$859
65 km or 40 mi	Higashihiroshima	$926
67 km or 42 mi	Otake	$957
68 km or 42 mi	Hiroshima	$883
68 km or 42 mi	Susaki	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Ino	$1025
70 km or 43 mi	Hatsukaichi	$882
70 km or 44 mi	Uwajima	$953
72 km or 44 mi	Tosa	$1024
73 km or 45 mi	Mihara	$939
74 km or 46 mi	Shikokuchuo	$1020
76 km or 47 mi	Onomichi	$954
77 km or 48 mi	Kochi	$1097
77 km or 48 mi	Hikari	$975
85 km or 53 mi	Kudamatsu	$989
86 km or 53 mi	Nankoku	$1050
89 km or 55 mi	Kami	$1060
89 km or 55 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
91 km or 57 mi	Fukuyama	$927
91 km or 57 mi	Konan	$1061
92 km or 57 mi	Shunan	$1005
92 km or 57 mi	Fuchu	$916
93 km or 57 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
93 km or 58 mi	Akitakata	$924