Hempstead vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$2673
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$2397
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	97	94
😀 Quality of life	79	80
🏙️ Population	793K	726K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 156% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 556th and 5219th ($2664 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 381st 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 181st best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 636th and 550th 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	$17.8	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$5483
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$3092
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$6.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$53.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$16298

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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 Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$993
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1091
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1023
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1065
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1305
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1039
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$908
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$948
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$960
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1129
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1103
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1106
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1136
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1101
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143