Hempstead vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$3944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	85
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	793K	442K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 13% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 556th and 119th ($2664 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 107th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Ranked 181st vs 29th best cities to live in the United States, and 636th vs 140th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Miami

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	Hempstead	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$23889

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882