Chengdu vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$2655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$6147
🏠 One person rent	$252	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$2912
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$642
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$5039
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	94	97
😀 Quality of life	75	82
🏙️ Population	20.9M	793K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 76% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 7530th and 622nd ($635 vs $2655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 549th 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 1.9 months in Hempstead. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Hempstead ranked 194th in the United States, while ranked 1800th and 613th 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	$2.87	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$7.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$1471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$2925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$2626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$7214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$5157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$4.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$20
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$12.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$5.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$17029

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near Hempstead

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