Hempstead vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$413
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	54
😀 Quality of life	79	54
🏙️ Population	793K	1.49M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 297% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 556th and 7055th ($2664 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 43rd 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 Recife. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 636th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Recife

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	Hempstead	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509