Chongqing vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$2697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1793
$6239
🏠 One person rent
$205
$1690
🏘️ Family rent
$357
$2941
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.6
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$5013
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
76
96
😀 Quality of life
74
80
🏙️ Population
32.1M
793K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 78% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 7933rd and 579th ($601 vs $2697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 501st 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 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Hempstead ranked 221st in the United States, while ranked 2353rd and 687th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Hempstead

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Chongqing Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$14.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$5.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$1609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$1472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$2920
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$267
$2622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.25
$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2609
$8223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$4500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$9.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.92
$20
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$12.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.2
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.7
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$1479
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24477
$17140

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$581
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$608
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$612
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$600
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$595
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$679
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$572
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$607
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$576
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$628
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$566
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$599
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$612
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$578
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$621
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$564
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$582
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$627
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$629
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$666
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$595
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$600
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$588
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$540
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$591
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$584
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$581
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$617
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$580
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$566
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$625
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$611
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$594
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$612
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$606
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$588
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$598
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2690
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2650
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2711
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2647
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2606
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2718
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2642
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2809
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2816
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2280
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$3059
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2144
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3188
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2850
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4207
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3722
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2888
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3037
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2802
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2801
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2814
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2768
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3614
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2803
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3092
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2686
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3510
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3134
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2401
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2868
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2921
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2702
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2687
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2848
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2685
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3307