Hefei vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$2664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$6130
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1711
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$2905
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$4990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	93	97
😀 Quality of life	66	79
🏙️ Population	9.37M	793K

The cost of living in Hefei is 77% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 7405th and 556th ($625 vs $2664) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 509th 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 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Hempstead ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 3963rd and 636th 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	$3.46	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$6.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$2884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$2577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$7917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$5542
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$5.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$22.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$1388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$27808

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2732
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2974
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2123
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3111
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2534
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4441
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3639
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3004
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2753
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2703
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2725
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3271
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2701
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2886
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2477
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3494
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2338
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2913
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2715
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2804
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2664
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3302