Hempstead vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2627
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6095
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$1668
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$2891
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5265
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
100
😀 Quality of life
80
78
🏙️ Population
793K
24.9M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 121% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 483rd and 4461st ($2627 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 435th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Hempstead ranked 105th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 448th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hempstead Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.6
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.63
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1467
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2919
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2590
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9582
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7078
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.21
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.69
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.55
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.7
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1408
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27752
$28143

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740