Hempstead vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2655
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6147
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$2912
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5039
$1722
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
97
43
😀 Quality of life
82
75
🏙️ Population
793K
1.42M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 146% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 622nd and 5037th ($2655 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 549th 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 1.6 months in Muscat. Hempstead ranked 194th best city to live in the United States vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 613th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hempstead Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.25
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2925
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2626
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7214
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5157
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.98
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.1
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.83
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$150
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1399
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17029
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2680
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2647
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2645
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2699
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2619
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2735
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2613
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2710
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2602
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2846
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2287
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$3066
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2164
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3174
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2569
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4203
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2911
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3768
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2864
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3006
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2799
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2727
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2811
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2733
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2789
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3364
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2717
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2913
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2829
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3513
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3066
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2376
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2783
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2836
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2749
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2723
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2774
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2705
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3253

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453