Hempstead vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hempstead	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2702	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6288	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$1727	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$2956	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5400	$2358
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	97	77
😀 Quality of life	80	84
🏙️ Population	793K	936K

The cost of living in Hempstead is 33% more expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 440th and 1770th ($2702 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Hempstead ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 543rd and 358th 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	$19.9	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1481	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2892	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2592	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.2	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8270	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2945	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.87	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.94	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.86	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$110	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1901	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21852	$11066

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2578
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2577
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2572
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2517
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2566
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2982
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2117
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3108
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2510
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4051
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3659
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2834
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3050
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2759
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2634
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2732
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3280
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2611
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2857
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2459
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3498
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3002
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2888
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2641
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2755
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3168

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671