Hempstead vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2627
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6095
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$1668
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$2891
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5265
$4054
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
97
100
😀 Quality of life
80
89
🏙️ Population
793K
7.41M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 0.5% more expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 483rd and 503rd ($2627 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 435th 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Hempstead ranked 105th best city to live in the United States vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 448th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hempstead Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.6
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$6.55
 Cappuccino
$4.63
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1467
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2919
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2590
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.3
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9582
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7078
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.21
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.69
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.55
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.7
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1408
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27752
$20363

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2465
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2480
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2538
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2482
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2608
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2434
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2466
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2466
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2612
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2670
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2190
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$2474
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2151
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3028
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2529
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4044
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$2360
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2800
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3047
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2722
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2612
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2739
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2734
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$2821
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2691
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2743
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2303
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3455
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3002
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2321
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2638
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2858
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2737
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2756
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2653
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3241

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611