Hempstead vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hempstead	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6095	$1910
🏠 One person rent	$1668	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$2891	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5265	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	97	24
😀 Quality of life	80	41
🏙️ Population	793K	7.82M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 254% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 483rd and 6604th ($2627 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 435th and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Hempstead ranked 105th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 448th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Shangqiu

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	Hempstead	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.6	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.63	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1467	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2919	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2590	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.3	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9582	$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7078	$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.95	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.69	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.55	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.7	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1408	$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27752	$14498

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Cities near Hempstead

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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$621
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1400
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$604
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$746
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$541
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$668
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$584
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$640
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$532
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$801
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$660
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$599
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$563
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$554
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$608
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$599
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$613
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$585
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$583
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$640
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$579
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$610
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$651
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$532
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$589
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$550
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$543