Hempstead vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$1444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	97	19
😀 Quality of life	79	75
🏙️ Population	793K	630K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 134% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 556th and 4672nd ($2664 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 122nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 636th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Palermo

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	Hempstead	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$9746

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159