Hempstead vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hempstead Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6266
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$1703
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$2960
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$652
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5101
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
80
74
🏙️ Population
793K
12.7M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 239% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 568th and 6776th ($2710 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 498th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Hempstead ranked 222nd best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 678th and 2020th 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
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2918
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2624
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7966
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3853
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.87
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.1
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$20.2
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$12.2
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.88
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$149
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1500
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16902
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2694
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2653
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2727
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2664
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2820
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2609
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2724
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2661
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2815
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2271
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$3087
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2160
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3192
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2940
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4202
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3756
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2913
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3094
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2861
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2821
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2842
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2850
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3729
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2840
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3145
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2619
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3562
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3110
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2397
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2917
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$3134
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2697
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2713
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2973
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2692
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3304

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635