Hempstead vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2702
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6288
$5984
🏠 One person rent
$1727
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$2956
$2792
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5400
$4931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
82
😀 Quality of life
80
89
🏙️ Population
793K
468K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 9% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 440th and 806th ($2702 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 719th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Ranked 139th vs 49th best cities to live in the United States, and 543rd vs 202nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Raleigh

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Hempstead Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.04
$6.03
 Cappuccino
$4.76
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1481
$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2892
$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2592
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.2
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8270
$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2945
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.94
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.86
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1901
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21852
$22229

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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 Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753