Hempstead vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Hempstead San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6266
$7909
🏠 One person rent
$1703
$2368
🏘️ Family rent
$2960
$4139
🍽️ Food expenses
$652
$735
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5101
$5217
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
86
😀 Quality of life
80
91
🏙️ Population
793K
1.39M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 22% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 568th and 52nd ($2710 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 498th and 39th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Ranked 222nd vs 38th best cities to live in the United States, and 678th vs 155th among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

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
$20
$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$8.97
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2918
$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2624
$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.9
$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7966
$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3853
$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.1
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20.2
$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.2
$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.88
$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1500
$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16902
$22295

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
$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 San Diego

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$3023
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$3033
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2984
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3065
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3077
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1276
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2956
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$3012
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3265
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1126
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1108
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3274
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$3008
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3269
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$3011
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3221
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2984
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2690
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2994
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3137
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3051
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2799
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3075
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2850
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3492
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3129
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2646
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$967
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2663
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3520
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3064
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2984
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3503
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2598
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2768
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2738
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2826