Hempstead vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hempstead	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2655	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6147	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$2912	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5039	$1674
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	70
😀 Quality of life	82	81
🏙️ Population	793K	56.8K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 83% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 622nd and 4118th ($2655 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 549th and 5th in the United States and Cyprus, respectively. Check the United States vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Hempstead ranked 194th best city to live in the United States vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 613th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Nicosia

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	Hempstead	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.25	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.21	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2925	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2626	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7214	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5157	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$20	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.83	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.6	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17029	$8498

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2680
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2645
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2619
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2613
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2602
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2756
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3066
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3174
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2569
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4203
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3768
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2864
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3006
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2733
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2789
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3364
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2717
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2913
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2829
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3513
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3066
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2376
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2783
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2836
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2749
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2705
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3253

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769