Hempstead vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$2620
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	91
😀 Quality of life	79	91
🏙️ Population	793K	1.23M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 161% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 556th and 5342nd ($2664 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 49th 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 2.6 months in Suwon. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 636th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Suwon

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	Hempstead	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$746
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$93.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$20.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$12488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$6618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$7.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$75.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$21003

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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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1098
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1022
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1283
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1127
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1165
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1163
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1334
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1161
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1122
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1092
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1020
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1026
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1129
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1171
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1099
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1151
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1033
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1026
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1040
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1036
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1074
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$936
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1565
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$900
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$865
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1019
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1038
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1038