Hempstead vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6266
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$1703
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2960
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$652
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5101
$1511
😷 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 157% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 568th and 5168th ($2710 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 498th and 148th 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 1.4 months in Saitama. Hempstead ranked 222nd best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 678th and 1050th 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
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2918
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2624
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.9
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7966
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3853
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.1
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20.2
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.2
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.88
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1500
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16902
$14598

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2694
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2653
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2727
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2664
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2820
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2609
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2724
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2661
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2815
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2271
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$3087
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2160
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3192
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2940
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4202
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3756
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2913
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3094
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2861
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2821
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2842
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2850
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3729
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2840
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3145
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2619
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3562
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3110
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2397
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2917
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$3134
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2697
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2713
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2973
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2692
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3304

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096