Hempstead vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$2297
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	97	45
😀 Quality of life	79	76
🏙️ Population	793K	4.7M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 132% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 556th and 4650th ($2664 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 3rd in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 636th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Jeddah

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	Hempstead	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$6204

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486