Hempstead vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$2911
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	79	95
🏙️ Population	793K	9.67M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 100% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 556th and 4104th ($2664 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 3rd in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 636th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Seoul

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	Hempstead	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$20197

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2732
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2974
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2123
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3111
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2534
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4441
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3639
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3004
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2753
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2703
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2725
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3271
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2701
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2886
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2477
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3494
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2338
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2913
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2715
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2804
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2664
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3302

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019