Algiers vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Algiers	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$477	$2710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1205	$6266
🏠 One person rent	$168	$1703
🏘️ Family rent	$282	$2960
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$652
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.2	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$339	$5101
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	48	96
😀 Quality of life	62	80
🏙️ Population	2.36M	793K

The cost of living in Algiers is 82% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 8774th and 568th ($477 vs $2710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 498th in Algeria and the United States, respectively. Check Algeria vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Hempstead ranked 222nd in the United States, while ranked 5692nd and 678th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Algiers	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.88	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.6	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$1464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$280	$2918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$212	$2624
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$76.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.32%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2563	$7966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$3853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.57	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$9.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.32	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.19	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$9.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1	$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.92	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$20.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.15	$12.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$5.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.62	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.24	$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.3	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1500
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4697	$16902

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Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$416
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$352
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$406
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$329
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$357
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$377
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$342
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$381
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$433
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$407
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$444
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2775
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$529
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$423
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$490
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$462
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$400
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1546
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$452
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$519
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1519
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1620
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$476
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1279
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1513
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1658
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1195
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1268
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1150
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$439
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1381
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1372
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1342
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1272
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1173
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1340

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