Hempstead vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$2407
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	97	70
😀 Quality of life	79	73
🏙️ Population	793K	518K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 164% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 556th and 5444th ($2664 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 511th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Utsunomiya ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 636th and 1535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Utsunomiya

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	Hempstead	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$15244

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1016
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1009
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1016
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1044
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1077
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1049
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1047
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1080
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1116
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1057
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1046
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1088
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1073
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1190
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1126
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1092
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1068
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1075
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1108
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1322
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1099
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1248
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1069
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1187
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1042
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1125
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1059