Hempstead vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hempstead	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2697	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$1690	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$2941	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5013	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	80	92
🏙️ Population	793K	1.6M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 4% more expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 579th and 742nd ($2697 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 501st and 648th 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 221st vs 14th best cities to live in the United States, and 687th vs 87th 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	$20.2	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.5	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.93	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1472	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2920	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2622	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.5	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8223	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4500	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.9	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.96	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$20	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.4	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1479	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17140	$17603

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2690
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2650
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2647
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2606
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2642
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2809
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3059
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2144
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3188
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2850
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4207
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3722
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2888
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3037
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2814
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2768
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3614
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2803
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3092
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2686
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3510
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3134
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2401
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2868
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2921
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2702
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2848
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2685
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3307

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801