Hempstead vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$454
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	72
😀 Quality of life	79	56
🏙️ Population	793K	1.33M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 254% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 556th and 6663rd ($2664 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 13th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Porto Alegre ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 636th and 5820th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Porto Alegre

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	Hempstead	Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$1319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$7512

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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 Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$632
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$546
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$624
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$495
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$564
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$584
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$593
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$599
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$536
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$608
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$549
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$537
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$519
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$529
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$551
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$500
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$619
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$578
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$577
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$463
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$537
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$589
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$628
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$594
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$857
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$707
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$632
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$639
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$758
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$659
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$600
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$461