Hempstead vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hempstead	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2702	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6288	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$1727	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5400	$3590
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	86
😀 Quality of life	80	94
🏙️ Population	793K	2.79M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 5% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 440th and 656th ($2702 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 5th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Hempstead ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 543rd and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Toronto

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	Hempstead	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1481	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2892	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2592	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.2	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8270	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2945	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.94	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.86	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1901	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21852	$18156

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2578
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2577
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2572
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2517
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2566
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2982
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2117
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3108
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2510
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4051
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3659
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2834
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3050
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2759
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2634
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2732
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3280
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2611
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2857
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2459
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3498
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2888
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2641
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2755
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3168

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085