Chengdu vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$2702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$6288
🏠 One person rent	$251	$1727
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$2956
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$5400
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	97
😀 Quality of life	72	80
🏙️ Population	20.9M	793K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 76% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 7209th and 440th ($660 vs $2702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 384th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 2 months in Hempstead. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Hempstead ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 1933rd and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Hempstead

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	Chengdu	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1481
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$2892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$2592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$65.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$8270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$5.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$1901
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$21852

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

Cities near Hempstead

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