Hempstead vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hempstead	Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2702	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6288	$2651
🏠 One person rent	$1727	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5400	$2179
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	59
😀 Quality of life	80	66
🏙️ Population	793K	504K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 170% more expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 440th and 5692nd ($2702 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 51st in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 2.2 months in Pohang. Hempstead ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Pohang ranked 43rd in South Korea, while ranked 543rd and 3937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Pohang

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	Hempstead	Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$5.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1481	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2892	$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2592	$453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$95.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.2	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8270	$6636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2945	$3019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$45.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$4.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.94	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.86	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$8.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1901	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21852	$22028

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2578
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2577
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2572
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2517
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2566
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2982
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2117
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3108
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2510
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4051
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3659
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2834
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3050
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2759
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2634
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2732
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3280
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2611
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2857
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2459
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3498
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2888
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2641
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2755
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3168

Cities near Pohang

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Gyeongju	$1341
39 km or 24 mi	Yeongcheon	$941
54 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1099
62 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
71 km or 44 mi	Daegu	$1114
82 km or 51 mi	Miryang	$992
83 km or 51 mi	Andong	$871
83 km or 51 mi	Yangsan	$973
93 km or 58 mi	Gumi	$977
99 km or 61 mi	Gimhae	$901
106 km or 66 mi	Changwon	$1083
108 km or 67 mi	Busan	$1122
110 km or 68 mi	Yeongju	$978
113 km or 70 mi	Gimcheon	$995
116 km or 72 mi	Sangju	$981
120 km or 74 mi	Masan	$1002
122 km or 76 mi	Mungyeong	$992
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$1008
131 km or 82 mi	Taebaek	$999
149 km or 92 mi	Jinju	$1146
149 km or 93 mi	Geoje	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Tongyeong	$931
158 km or 98 mi	Samcheok	$994
160 km or 100 mi	Jecheon	$1111
165 km or 103 mi	Chungju	$1098
170 km or 105 mi	Donghae	$991
180 km or 112 mi	Tsushima Island	$981
181 km or 112 mi	Cheongju	$997
181 km or 113 mi	Daejeon	$975
192 km or 119 mi	Namwon	$1005
192 km or 119 mi	Gyeryong	$999
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangyang	$999
193 km or 120 mi	Sejong	$1043
194 km or 121 mi	Wonju	$1140
196 km or 122 mi	Gangneung	$991
201 km or 125 mi	Jeonju	$915
204 km or 126 mi	Tsushima	$980
206 km or 128 mi	Nonsan	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	Gongju	$1098
208 km or 129 mi	Suncheon	$1027