Hempstead vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2627
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6095
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$1668
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$2891
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5265
$1220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
61
😀 Quality of life
80
79
🏙️ Population
793K
606K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 131% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 483rd and 4604th ($2627 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 435th 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 105th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 448th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hempstead Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.6
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$4.63
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1467
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2919
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2590
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.3
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9582
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7078
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.21
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.69
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.55
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.7
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1408
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27752
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2465
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2480
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2538
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2482
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2608
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2434
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2466
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2466
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2612
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2670
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2190
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$2474
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2151
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3028
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2529
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4044
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$2360
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2800
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3047
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2722
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2612
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2739
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2734
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$2821
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2691
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2743
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2303
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3455
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3002
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2321
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2638
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2858
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2737
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2756
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2653
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3241

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257