Hempstead vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hempstead	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2702	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6288	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$1727	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5400	$3835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	80	94
🏙️ Population	793K	664K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 22% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 440th and 1336th ($2702 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 6th in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Hempstead ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 543rd and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Rotterdam

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	Hempstead	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1481	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2892	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2592	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.2	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8270	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2945	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.94	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.86	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1901	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21852	$10888

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592