Hempstead vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	97	98
😀 Quality of life	79	70
🏙️ Population	793K	12.3M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 306% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 556th and 7163rd ($2664 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 95th 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 1.4 months in Wuhan. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 636th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Wuhan

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	Hempstead	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$8658

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586