Hempstead vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2697
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6239
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$1690
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2941
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5013
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
80
81
🏙️ Population
793K
595K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 116% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 579th and 4678th ($2697 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 501st 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 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Hempstead ranked 221st best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 687th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Riga

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Hempstead Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.5
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$5.93
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1609
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1472
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2920
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2622
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.5
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8223
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4500
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.9
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.96
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.1
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.79
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.4
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1479
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17140
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2690
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2650
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2711
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2647
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2606
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2718
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2642
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2809
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2816
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2280
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$3059
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2144
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3188
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2850
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4207
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3722
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2888
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3037
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2802
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2801
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2814
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2768
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3614
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2803
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3092
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2686
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3510
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3134
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2401
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2868
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2921
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2702
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2687
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2848
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2685
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3307

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406