Hempstead vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6266
$5273
🏠 One person rent
$1703
$1374
🏘️ Family rent
$2960
$2201
🍽️ Food expenses
$652
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5101
$4362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
82
😀 Quality of life
80
89
🏙️ Population
793K
468K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 20% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 568th and 1363rd ($2710 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 498th and 1143rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Ranked 222nd vs 54th best cities to live in the United States, and 678th vs 219th 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
$20
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2918
$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2624
$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.9
$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7966
$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3853
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.1
$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20.2
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.2
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.88
$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1500
$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16902
$24243

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2694
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2653
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2727
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2664
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2820
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2609
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2724
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2661
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2815
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2271
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$3087
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2160
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3192
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2940
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4202
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3756
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2913
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3094
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2861
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2821
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2842
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2850
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3729
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2840
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3145
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2619
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3562
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3110
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2397
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2917
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$3134
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2697
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2713
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2973
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2692
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3304

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729