Hempstead vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$602
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	97	71
😀 Quality of life	79	61
🏙️ Population	793K	10.6M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 454% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 556th and 8748th ($2664 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 636th and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Shijiazhuang

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	Hempstead	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$4785

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716