Hempstead vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hempstead	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2710	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6266	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1703	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$2960	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$652	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5101	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	96	47
😀 Quality of life	80	64
🏙️ Population	793K	1.26M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 101% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 568th and 4430th ($2710 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 498th and 9th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Hempstead ranked 222nd best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 678th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Zapopan

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	Hempstead	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1631	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2918	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2624	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.9	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7966	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3853	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.91	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15.1	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$20.2	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.2	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.88	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.5	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.1	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1500	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16902	$6434

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994