Hempstead vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hempstead	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2697	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$1690	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$2941	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5013	$3809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	81
😀 Quality of life	80	89
🏙️ Population	793K	577K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 30% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 579th and 1833rd ($2697 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 501st and 1456th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 221st vs 70th best cities to live in the United States, and 687th vs 260th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Milwaukee

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	Hempstead	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.5	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.93	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1472	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2920	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2622	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.5	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8223	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4500	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.9	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.96	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$20	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1479	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17140	$24369

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2690
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2650
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2647
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2606
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2642
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2809
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3059
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2144
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3188
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2850
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4207
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3722
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2888
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3037
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2814
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2768
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3614
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2803
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3092
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2686
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3510
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3134
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2401
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2868
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2921
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2702
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2848
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2685
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3307

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415