Hefei vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hefei	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$670	$2710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1770	$6266
🏠 One person rent	$214	$1703
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$2960
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$652
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1012	$5101
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	84	96
😀 Quality of life	71	80
🏙️ Population	9.37M	793K

The cost of living in Hefei is 75% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 7494th and 568th ($670 vs $2710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 498th 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 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Hempstead ranked 222nd in the United States, while ranked 3146th and 678th 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	$2.65	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.4	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$2918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$2624
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$76.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.17%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3568	$7966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1930	$3853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$9.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.52	$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$20.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$12.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$5.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$1500
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8681	$16902

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$628
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$624
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$612
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$653
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$671
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$523
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$602
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$652
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$789
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$551
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$684
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$644
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$613
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$620
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$635
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$605
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$661
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$657
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$623
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$644
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$595
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$567
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$627
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$588
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$672
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$636
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$693
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$646
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$531
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$693

Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2694
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2653
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2727
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2664
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2609
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2724
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2661
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2815
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2271
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3087
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2160
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3192
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2940
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4202
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3756
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2913
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3094
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2861
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2842
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2850
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3729
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2840
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3145
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2619
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3562
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3110
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2397
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2917
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$3134
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2697
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2973
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2692
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3304