Hempstead vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2702
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6288
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$1727
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$2956
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5400
$4007
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
97
100
😀 Quality of life
80
88
🏙️ Population
793K
7.41M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 2% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 440th and 379th ($2702 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 1st in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Hempstead compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Hempstead ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 543rd and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hempstead Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.04
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1481
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2892
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2592
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.2
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8270
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2945
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.94
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.86
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1901
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21852
$22381

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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

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623