Hempstead vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6266
$5854
🏠 One person rent
$1703
$1508
🏘️ Family rent
$2960
$2200
🍽️ Food expenses
$652
$733
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5101
$4443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
80
91
🏙️ Population
793K
1.6M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 4% more expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 568th and 741st ($2710 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 498th and 652nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Ranked 222nd vs 22nd best cities to live in the United States, and 678th vs 118th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Philadelphia

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Hempstead Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$5.98
 Cappuccino
$5.51
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2918
$2381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2624
$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.9
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7966
$4124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3853
$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$15.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$4.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$8.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.1
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20.2
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.2
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.88
$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1500
$2213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16902
$20275

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2694
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2653
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2727
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2664
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2820
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2609
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2724
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2661
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2815
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2271
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$3087
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2160
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3192
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2940
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4202
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3756
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2913
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3094
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2861
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2821
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2842
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2850
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3729
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2840
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3145
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2619
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3562
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3110
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2397
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2917
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$3134
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2697
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2713
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2973
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2692
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3304

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2626
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2543
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2622
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2498
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2543
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2567
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2579
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2359
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2623
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2636
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2849
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2458
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2314
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2623
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2525
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2331
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2685
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2635
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2222
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3031
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2636
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2820
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2825
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2754
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2795
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2842
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2313
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2333
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2897
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2221
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2656
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2737