Hempstead vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	81
😀 Quality of life	79	98
🏙️ Population	793K	449K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 19% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 556th and 59th ($2664 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 2nd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 636th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Zurich

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	Hempstead	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717