Adelaide vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Adelaide	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2117	$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4412	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$1846	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3276	$704
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	50	43
😀 Quality of life	94	49
🏙️ Population	1.39M	6.65M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 241% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 1686th and 7637th ($2117 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 136th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Adelaide compared to 1.1 months in Hengyang. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 65th and 6726th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Hengyang

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	Adelaide	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$2.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.27	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1334	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1976	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$203
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7414	$2989
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4859	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.3	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.34	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.9	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.26	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$876	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6919	$7438

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1911
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1771
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1362
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1464
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1738
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1768
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2058
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1673
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1662
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2308
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1681
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1736
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1667
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1728
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1706
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1725
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1813
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2019
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1786
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1747
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1364
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1678
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1568
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1660
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1580
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1599
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1888
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2292
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2127
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2640
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2181
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1839
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1184
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599