Foshan vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$2702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$6288
🏠 One person rent	$185	$1727
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$2956
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$5400
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	95	97
😀 Quality of life	70	80
🏙️ Population	9.5M	793K

The cost of living in Foshan is 78% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 7753rd and 440th ($602 vs $2702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 2 months in Hempstead. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Hempstead ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 2359th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Hempstead

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	Foshan	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$1599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$1481
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$2892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$2592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$65.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$8270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$2945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$5.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$1901
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$21852

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660

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