Hempstead vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	68
😀 Quality of life	79	89
🏙️ Population	793K	385K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 4% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 556th and 718th ($2664 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 664th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Ranked 181st vs 41st best cities to live in the United States, and 636th vs 174th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Tampa

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	Hempstead	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265