Hempstead vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2702
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6288
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$1727
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$2956
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5400
$1727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
97
44
😀 Quality of life
80
68
🏙️ Population
793K
1.42M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 143% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 440th and 4893rd ($2702 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th 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 2 months in Hempstead compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Hempstead ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 543rd and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hempstead Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.04
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1481
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2892
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2592
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.2
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8270
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2945
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.94
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.86
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1901
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21852
$8649

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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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548