Hempstead vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hempstead	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6095	$4581
🏠 One person rent	$1668	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$2891	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5265	$2599
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	97	77
😀 Quality of life	80	85
🏙️ Population	793K	936K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 35% more expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 483rd and 1907th ($2627 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 435th and 10th in the United States and Israel, respectively. Check the United States vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Hempstead ranked 105th best city to live in the United States vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 448th and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Jerusalem

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	Hempstead	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.6	$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$7.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.63	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1467	$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2919	$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2590	$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.3	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9582	$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7078	$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.69	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.55	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.7	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1408	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27752	$10218

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2465
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2480
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2538
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2482
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2434
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2466
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2466
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2612
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2670
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2190
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2474
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3028
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2529
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4044
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$2360
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3047
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2722
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2739
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2734
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$2821
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2691
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2743
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2303
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3455
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2321
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2858
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2756
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2653
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3241

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499