Hempstead vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hempstead	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2710	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6266	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$1703	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$2960	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$652	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5101	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	69
😀 Quality of life	80	91
🏙️ Population	793K	385K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 5% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 568th and 777th ($2710 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 498th and 683rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Ranked 222nd vs 31st best cities to live in the United States, and 678th vs 142nd 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	$20	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1631	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2918	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2624	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.9	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7966	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3853	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.91	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15.1	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$20.2	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.2	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.88	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.5	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.1	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1500	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16902	$19356

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2694
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2653
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2727
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2664
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2609
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2724
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2661
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2815
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2271
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3087
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2160
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3192
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2940
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4202
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3756
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2913
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3094
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2861
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2842
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2850
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3729
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2840
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3145
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2619
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3562
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3110
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2397
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2917
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$3134
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2697
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2973
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2692
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3304

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260