Abu Dhabi vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$2664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$6130
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$1711
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$2905
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$4990
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	53	97
😀 Quality of life	83	79
🏙️ Population	1.48M	793K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 31% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 2320th and 556th ($1828 vs $2664) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 509th in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hempstead ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 438th and 636th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Hempstead

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	Abu Dhabi	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$6.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$2884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$2577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$7917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$5542
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$5.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$22.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$27808

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

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