Dongguan vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$2655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$6147
🏠 One person rent
$263
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$2912
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$642
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$5039
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
69
97
😀 Quality of life
72
82
🏙️ Population
10.5M
793K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 75% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 7341st and 622nd ($662 vs $2655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Hempstead ranked 194th in the United States, while ranked 3389th and 613th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Hempstead

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Dongguan Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$7.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$2925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$2626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$7214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$5157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$20
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$12.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$5.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$17029

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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