Hempstead vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2655
$3268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6147
$6787
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$2025
🏘️ Family rent
$2912
$3029
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$894
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5039
$4361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
97
52
😀 Quality of life
82
91
🏙️ Population
793K
140K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 19% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 622nd and 88th ($2655 vs $3268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 549th and 1st in the United States and Iceland, respectively. Check the United States vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Hempstead ranked 194th best city to live in the United States vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 613th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Reykjavik

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Hempstead Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$20.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.25
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$2075
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$1851
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2925
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2626
$2774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$70.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7214
$8015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5157
$6578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$5.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$6.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$41.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.98
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$25.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.1
$5.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.83
$5.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$150
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$46
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$144
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88
$194
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1399
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17029
$30378

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2680
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2647
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2645
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2699
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2619
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2735
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2613
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2710
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2602
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2846
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2287
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$3066
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2164
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3174
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2569
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4203
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2911
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3768
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2864
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3006
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2799
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2727
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2811
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2733
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2789
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3364
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2717
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2913
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2829
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3513
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3066
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2376
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2783
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2836
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2749
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2723
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2774
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2705
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3253

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3175
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3148
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2596
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2990
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2077
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2021
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1507
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1551
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1575
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1769
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1641
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1711
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1837
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1762
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2058
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1480
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1703
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1630
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1840
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1728
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1797
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1522
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1775
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2310
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1884
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1484
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1879
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1797
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2768
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1955
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1485
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2217
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1986
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1887
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2902
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2242