Hempstead vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Hempstead Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2702
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6288
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1727
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2956
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5400
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
61
😀 Quality of life
80
79
🏙️ Population
793K
605K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 131% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 440th and 4672nd ($2702 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 2nd in the United States and Latvia, respectively. Check the United States vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Hempstead ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 543rd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Hempstead vs Riga infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Hempstead vs Riga

Prices for goods and services in Hempstead and Riga are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Hempstead Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.04
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1481
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2892
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2592
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.2
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8270
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2945
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.94
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.86
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1901
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21852
$13962

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363