Hempstead vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hempstead	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6095	$1568
🏠 One person rent	$1668	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$2891	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5265	$217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	76
😀 Quality of life	80	55
🏙️ Population	793K	1.59M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 279% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 483rd and 6851st ($2627 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 435th and 12th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Hempstead ranked 105th best city to live in the United States vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 448th and 5919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Karaj

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	Hempstead	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.6	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.63	$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1467	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2919	$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2590	$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.3	$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9582	$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7078	$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.69	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.55	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.7	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1408	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27752	$882

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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 Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$647
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$651
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$647
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$655
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$654
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$653
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$616
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$636
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$700
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$655
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$653
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$636
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$619
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$583
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$616
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$595
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$546
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$454
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$519
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$434
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$530
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$640
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$561
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$456
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$451
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$656
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$436
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$502
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$661
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$550