Hempstead vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$3375
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$488
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$1182
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$1611
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	79	77
🏙️ Population	793K	1.33M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 123% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 556th and 4495th ($2664 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 636th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Saitama

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	Hempstead	Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$37
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$14676

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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 Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1107
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1222
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1098
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1071
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1607
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1109
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1125