Hempstead vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	97	29
😀 Quality of life	79	36
🏙️ Population	793K	159K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 217% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 556th and 6298th ($2664 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 2nd in the United States and Cape Verde, respectively. Check the United States vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 636th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Praia

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	Hempstead	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491