Dongguan vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$2702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$6288
🏠 One person rent
$257
$1727
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$2956
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$5400
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
69
97
😀 Quality of life
69
80
🏙️ Population
10.5M
793K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 75% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 7055th and 440th ($678 vs $2702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 2 months in Hempstead. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Hempstead ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 3115th and 543rd 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
$2.12
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$6.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$1599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$1481
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$2892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$2592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$65.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$8270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$5.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$1901
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$21852

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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