Foshan vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$230	$1690
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$2941
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$5013
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	93	96
😀 Quality of life	72	80
🏙️ Population	9.5M	793K

The cost of living in Foshan is 77% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 7844th and 579th ($611 vs $2697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Hempstead ranked 221st in the United States, while ranked 3253rd and 687th 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	$3.62	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$14.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$1472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$2920
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$2622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$66.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$8223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$4500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$9.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$20
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$12.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$1479
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$17140

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664

Cities near Hempstead

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