Hempstead vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	79	93
🏙️ Population	793K	664K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 13% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 556th and 1038th ($2664 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 3rd 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 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 636th and 68th 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	$17.8	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514