Austin vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$729
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	65	44
😀 Quality of life	90	43
🏙️ Population	962K	6.65M

The cost of living in Austin is 316% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 858th and 7767th ($2455 vs $590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 276th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.2 months in Hengyang. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Hengyang ranked 140th in China, while ranked 142nd and 6669th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Hengyang

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	Austin	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$2.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$23
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$34.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$3292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$3135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$8454

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600