Hempstead vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2702
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6288
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1727
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2956
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5400
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
97
96
😀 Quality of life
80
79
🏙️ Population
793K
17.7M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 182% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 440th and 5948th ($2702 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 384th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Hempstead ranked 139th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 543rd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Shenzhen

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Hempstead Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.04
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1481
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2892
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2592
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8270
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2945
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.94
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.86
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.7
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1901
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21852
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618