Hempstead vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$1394
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	70
😀 Quality of life	79	78
🏙️ Population	793K	1.4M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 157% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 556th and 5261st ($2664 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 1st in the United States and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United States vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 636th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Sofia

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	Hempstead	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$6749

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633