Hempstead vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6266
$3920
🏠 One person rent
$1703
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$2960
$1276
🍽️ Food expenses
$652
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5101
$1063
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
60
😀 Quality of life
80
73
🏙️ Population
793K
335K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 72% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 568th and 3714th ($2710 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 498th and 2nd in the United States and Costa Rica, respectively. Check the United States vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Hempstead ranked 222nd best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 678th and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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Hempstead San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2918
$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2624
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.9
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7966
$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3853
$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.1
$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20.2
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.2
$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.88
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$104
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1500
$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16902
$16872

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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 Jose, Costa Rica

Distance City Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Heredia
$1471
17 km or 11 mi Alajuela
$1362
20 km or 12 mi Cartago
$1361
82 km or 51 mi Puntarenas
$872
115 km or 72 mi Limon
$1228
124 km or 77 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
167 km or 104 mi Liberia
$1024
197 km or 122 mi Tamarindo
$1929
244 km or 151 mi San Juan del Sur
$844
246 km or 153 mi David
$909
279 km or 173 mi Juigalpa
$796
302 km or 188 mi Granada
$706
316 km or 196 mi Masaya
$817
343 km or 213 mi Managua
$788
387 km or 241 mi Matagalpa
$665
398 km or 247 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
408 km or 253 mi Jinotega
$503
413 km or 257 mi Leon
$759
429 km or 266 mi Esteli
$716
438 km or 272 mi Penonome
$1147
447 km or 278 mi Chinandega
$791
457 km or 284 mi Chitre
$1144
463 km or 288 mi Colon
$1185
486 km or 302 mi La Chorrera
$982
508 km or 316 mi Balboa
$1396
513 km or 319 mi Panama City
$1590
524 km or 326 mi Tocumen
$1373
535 km or 333 mi Pacora
$1361
574 km or 357 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
596 km or 370 mi San Miguel
$1132
609 km or 378 mi Usulutan
$1123
635 km or 395 mi Comayagua
$678
666 km or 414 mi Yoro
$756
696 km or 432 mi San Salvador
$1291
697 km or 433 mi Soyapango
$1261
701 km or 435 mi Mejicanos
$1254
702 km or 436 mi Apopa
$1231
703 km or 437 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
713 km or 443 mi La Ceiba
$619
729 km or 453 mi El Progreso
$832