Hempstead vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6266
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$1703
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$2960
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$652
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5101
$1664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
96
42
😀 Quality of life
80
73
🏙️ Population
793K
1.42M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 127% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 568th and 4774th ($2710 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 498th and 1st in the United States and Oman, respectively. Check the United States vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Hempstead ranked 222nd best city to live in the United States vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 678th and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Muscat

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Hempstead Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2918
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2624
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.9
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7966
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3853
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.1
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20.2
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.2
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.88
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1500
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16902
$10581

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2694
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2653
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2727
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2664
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2820
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2609
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2724
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2661
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2815
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2271
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$3087
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2160
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3192
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2940
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4202
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3756
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2913
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3094
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2861
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2821
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2842
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2850
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3729
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2840
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3145
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2619
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3562
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3110
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2397
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2917
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$3134
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2697
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2713
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2973
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2692
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3304

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$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
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$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454