Hempstead vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hempstead	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6095	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$1668	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$2891	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5265	$2926
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	50
😀 Quality of life	80	90
🏙️ Population	793K	1.02M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 21% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 483rd and 1355th ($2627 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 435th and 25th 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 1.3 months in Ottawa. Hempstead ranked 105th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 448th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Ottawa

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	Hempstead	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.6	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.63	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1467	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2919	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2590	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.3	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9582	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7078	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.69	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.55	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1408	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27752	$21213

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2465
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2480
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2538
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2482
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2434
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2466
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2466
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2612
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2670
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2190
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2474
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3028
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2529
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4044
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3047
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2722
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2739
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2734
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$2821
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2691
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2743
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2303
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3455
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2321
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2858
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2756
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2653
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3241

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874