Hempstead vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2664
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6130
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$1711
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2905
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4990
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
97
96
😀 Quality of life
79
80
🏙️ Population
793K
17.7M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 191% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 556th and 5950th ($2664 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 636th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hempstead Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.04
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$6.05
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1616
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2884
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2577
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7917
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5542
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.3
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.42
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$111
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$161
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.9
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1388
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27808
$22267

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609