Hempstead vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hempstead	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2702	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6288	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$1727	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5400	$5811
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	80	94
🏙️ Population	793K	690K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 14% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 440th and 93rd ($2702 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 74th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Ranked 139th vs 6th best cities to live in the United States, and 543rd vs 41st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Washington

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	Hempstead	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1481	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2892	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2592	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.2	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8270	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2945	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.94	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.86	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1901	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21852	$23453

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948