Hempstead vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hempstead	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2702	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6288	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$1727	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5400	$2805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	80	93
🏙️ Population	793K	1.76M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 38% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 440th and 2002nd ($2702 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 54th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Hempstead ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 543rd and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Montreal

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	Hempstead	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1481	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2892	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2592	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.2	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8270	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2945	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.94	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.86	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1901	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21852	$6957

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610