Hempstead vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$962
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	48
😀 Quality of life	79	75
🏙️ Population	793K	1.32M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 98% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 556th and 4065th ($2664 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 2nd in the United States and Uruguay, respectively. Check the United States vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 636th and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Hempstead	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$8232

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940