Hempstead vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	92
😀 Quality of life	79	86
🏙️ Population	793K	2.75M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 55% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 556th and 2624th ($2664 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 2nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 636th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Rome

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	Hempstead	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201