Hempstead vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6266
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$1703
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$2960
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$652
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5101
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
80
86
🏙️ Population
793K
1.25M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 76% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 568th and 3851st ($2710 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 498th and 5th 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 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Hempstead ranked 222nd best city to live in the United States vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 678th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Sharjah

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Hempstead Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2918
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2624
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.9
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7966
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3853
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.1
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20.2
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.2
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.88
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1500
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16902
$8199

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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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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469