Hempstead vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$725
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	60
😀 Quality of life	79	53
🏙️ Population	793K	9.4M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 276% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 556th and 6849th ($2664 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 51st 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 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 636th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Ningbo

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	Hempstead	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$12465

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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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522