Hempstead vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hempstead	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2655	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6147	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2912	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5039	$2373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	97	95
😀 Quality of life	82	82
🏙️ Population	793K	726K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 160% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 622nd and 5415th ($2655 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 549th and 340th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Hempstead ranked 194th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 613th and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Sagamihara

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	Hempstead	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.25	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.21	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2925	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2626	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7214	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5157	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$20	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.83	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.6	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17029	$10783

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2680
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2645
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2619
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2613
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2602
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2756
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3066
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3174
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2569
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4203
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3768
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2864
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3006
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2733
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2789
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3364
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2717
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2913
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2829
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3513
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3066
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2376
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2783
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2836
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2749
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2705
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3253

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076