Al Ain vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$2664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$6130
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$1711
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$2905
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$4990
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	38	97
😀 Quality of life	75	79
🏙️ Population	767K	793K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 31% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 2271st and 556th ($1844 vs $2664) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 months in Al Ain compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hempstead ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 1000th and 636th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$6.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$2884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$2577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$7917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$5542
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$5.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$22.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$1388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$27808

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

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