Hempstead vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2697
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6239
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$1690
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2941
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5013
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
80
72
🏙️ Population
793K
12.7M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 245% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 579th and 6833rd ($2697 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 501st and 31st 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 Suzhou. Hempstead ranked 221st best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 687th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Suzhou

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Hempstead Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.5
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.93
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1609
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1472
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2920
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2622
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8223
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4500
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.9
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.96
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.1
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.79
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$110
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.4
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1479
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17140
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2690
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2650
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2711
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2647
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2606
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2718
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2642
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2809
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2816
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2280
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$3059
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2144
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3188
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2850
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4207
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3722
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2888
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3037
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2802
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2801
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2814
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2768
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3614
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2803
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3092
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2686
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3510
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3134
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2401
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2868
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2921
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2702
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2687
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2848
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2685
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3307

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623