Adelaide vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$1532
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$318
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	50	40
😀 Quality of life	92	49
🏙️ Population	1.39M	6.65M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 291% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 1178th and 7957th ($2355 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 249th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.3 months in Hengyang. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Hengyang ranked 154th in China, while ranked 75th and 6806th 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	$15.8	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$212
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	3.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$3264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$1721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$10039

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$589
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$648
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$518
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$605
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$569
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$739
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$609
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$622
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$586
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$589
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$610
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$766
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$632
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$592
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$793
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$518
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$560
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$758
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$593
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$608
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$528
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$778
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$535
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$565
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$560
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$593
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$801
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$638
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$570
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$542
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$623
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$603
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619