Hempstead vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$2528
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	97	52
😀 Quality of life	79	87
🏙️ Population	793K	686K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 186% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 556th and 5882nd ($2664 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 732nd 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 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 636th and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Shizuoka

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	Hempstead	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$8368

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$931
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$961
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$966
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$969
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1041
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1019
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$976
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$983
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1042
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$971
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1028
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1027
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1034
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1035
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1034
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1029
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$981
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1032
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1041
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1042
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1039
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1081
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1080
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1095
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1034
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1045
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1100
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1065
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1138
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1016
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1055
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$929
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1083