Hefei vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$2655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$6147
🏠 One person rent	$216	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$2912
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$642
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$5039
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	93	97
😀 Quality of life	69	82
🏙️ Population	9.37M	793K

The cost of living in Hefei is 76% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 7469th and 622nd ($643 vs $2655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Hempstead ranked 194th in the United States, while ranked 4318th and 613th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Hempstead

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	Hefei	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$7.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$2925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$7214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$5157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$20
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$12.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$5.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$17029

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663

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