Hempstead vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hempstead	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2702	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6288	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$1727	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5400	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	39
😀 Quality of life	80	86
🏙️ Population	793K	549K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 51% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 440th and 2544th ($2702 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 95th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Hempstead ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 543rd and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Quebec City

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	Hempstead	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1481	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2892	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2592	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.2	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8270	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2945	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.94	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.86	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1901	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21852	$6253

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751