Hempstead vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$745
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	97	19
😀 Quality of life	79	38
🏙️ Population	793K	7.01M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 318% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 556th and 7314th ($2664 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 636th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Zhumadian

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	Hempstead	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$2.83
🥤 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	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504