Hempstead vs Namyangju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Namyangju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$1129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$3041
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$468
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$470
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$2100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	97	98
😀 Quality of life	79	72
🏙️ Population	793K	732K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 136% more expensive than in Namyangju. Cities ranked 556th and 4700th ($2664 vs $1129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 10th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.9 months in Namyangju. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Namyangju ranked 17th in South Korea, while ranked 636th and 1698th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Namyangju

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	Hempstead	Namyangju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$3.14
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$728
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$10073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$5711
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$8.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$5.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$60.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$8.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$19084

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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 Namyangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.9 mi	Guri	$1122
11 km or 6.7 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
22 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1400
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1165
26 km or 16 mi	Siheung	$1283
29 km or 18 mi	Pocheon	$1040
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Goyang	$1171
33 km or 21 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
35 km or 22 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
37 km or 23 mi	Anyang	$1022
38 km or 24 mi	Gunpo	$1098
39 km or 24 mi	Uiwang	$1063
41 km or 25 mi	Bucheon	$1163
41 km or 26 mi	Paju	$1075
43 km or 27 mi	Suwon	$1022
44 km or 27 mi	Gimpo	$1099
45 km or 28 mi	Yongin	$1127
45 km or 28 mi	Icheon	$1020
49 km or 31 mi	Ansan	$1070
53 km or 33 mi	Chuncheon	$865
53 km or 33 mi	Yeoju	$1026
53 km or 33 mi	Incheon	$1092
56 km or 35 mi	Osan	$1042
63 km or 39 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
69 km or 43 mi	Kaesong	$1565
70 km or 44 mi	Anseong	$1026
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
72 km or 45 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
92 km or 57 mi	Cheonan	$1151
97 km or 61 mi	Dangjin	$1033
98 km or 61 mi	Chungju	$900
104 km or 65 mi	Jecheon	$1016
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
117 km or 72 mi	Seosan	$1036
128 km or 80 mi	Sejong	$1019
132 km or 82 mi	Gongju	$1038