Hempstead vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2702
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6288
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1727
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2956
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5400
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
65
😀 Quality of life
80
83
🏙️ Population
793K
1.25M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 80% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 440th and 3679th ($2702 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 7th in the United States and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Hempstead ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 543rd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hempstead Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.04
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1481
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2892
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2592
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.2
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8270
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2945
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.94
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.86
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1901
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21852
$5054

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507