Hempstead vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2697
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6239
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1690
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2941
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5013
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
80
77
🏙️ Population
793K
1.33M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 151% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 579th and 5151st ($2697 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 501st and 152nd 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Hempstead ranked 221st best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 687th and 1177th 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
$20.2
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.5
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.93
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1609
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1472
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2920
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2622
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.5
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8223
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4500
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.9
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.96
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.1
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.79
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.4
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1479
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17140
$15321

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2690
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2650
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2711
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2647
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2606
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2718
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2642
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2809
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2816
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2280
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$3059
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2144
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3188
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2850
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4207
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3722
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2888
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3037
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2802
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2801
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2814
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2768
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3614
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2803
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3092
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2686
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3510
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3134
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2401
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2868
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2921
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2702
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2687
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2848
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2685
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3307

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102