Hempstead vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2702
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6288
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$1727
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$2956
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5400
$4357
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
100
😀 Quality of life
80
100
🏙️ Population
793K
5.03M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 13% more expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 440th and 923rd ($2702 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 4th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Hempstead ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 543rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Hempstead Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.04
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1481
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2892
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2592
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.2
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8270
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2945
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.94
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.86
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1901
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21852
$21306

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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
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913