Hempstead vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$1546
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	20
😀 Quality of life	79	66
🏙️ Population	793K	1.41M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 119% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 556th and 4439th ($2664 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 636th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Medina

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	Hempstead	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$7421

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905