Hempstead vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Hempstead San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2702
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6288
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$1727
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$2956
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5400
$5772
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
97
87
😀 Quality of life
80
92
🏙️ Population
793K
1.39M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 19% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 440th and 45th ($2702 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 36th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Ranked 139th vs 12th best cities to live in the United States, and 543rd vs 75th among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Hempstead vs San Diego infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Hempstead vs San Diego

Prices for goods and services in Hempstead and San Diego are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Hempstead San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.04
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1481
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2892
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2592
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.2
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8270
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2945
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.94
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.86
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1901
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21852
$21468

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hempstead

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2578
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2577
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2623
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2572
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2715
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2517
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2615
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2566
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2751
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2219
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$2982
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2117
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3108
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2510
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4051
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3659
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2834
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3050
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2759
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2165
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2634
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2732
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3280
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2611
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2857
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2459
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3498
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3002
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2342
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2701
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2888
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2641
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2586
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2755
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2590
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3168

Cities near San Diego

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647