Hempstead vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hempstead	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2702	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6288	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$1727	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5400	$3947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	81
😀 Quality of life	80	89
🏙️ Population	793K	577K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 31% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 440th and 1688th ($2702 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 1442nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 139th vs 43rd best cities to live in the United States, and 543rd vs 188th 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	$19.9	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1481	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2892	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2592	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.2	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8270	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2945	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.94	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.86	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1901	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21852	$24309

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Cities near Hempstead

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

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392