Dongguan vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$2710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$6266
🏠 One person rent
$265
$1703
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$2960
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$652
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$5101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
67
96
😀 Quality of life
71
80
🏙️ Population
10.5M
793K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 74% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 7308th and 568th ($694 vs $2710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 498th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Hempstead ranked 222nd in the United States, while ranked 3241st and 678th 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
$2.21
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$5.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$2918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$2624
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$76.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$7966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$3853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$9.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$9.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$20.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$12.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$5.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$1500
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$16902

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Hempstead

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