Hempstead vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2702
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6288
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$1727
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$2956
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5400
$2257
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
97
43
😀 Quality of life
80
74
🏙️ Population
793K
2.99M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 85% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 440th and 3883rd ($2702 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 1st in the United States and Kuwait, respectively. Check the United States vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Hempstead ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 543rd and 1287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Kuwait City

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Hempstead Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.04
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1481
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2892
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2592
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.2
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8270
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2945
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.94
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.86
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1901
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21852
$7012

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527