Canberra vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Canberra	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2604	$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5825	$1420
🏠 One person rent	$1591	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$2539	$351
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2863	$746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	30	44
😀 Quality of life	82	48
🏙️ Population	381K	6.65M

The cost of living in Canberra is 391% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 522nd and 8282nd ($2604 vs $530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 503rd in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Hengyang. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Hengyang ranked 116th in China, while ranked 367th and 6455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Hengyang

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	Canberra	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$32.8	$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$136	$8.05
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$2.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.84	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1634	$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2762	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$26.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8209	$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6798	$3256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.11	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$3.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$1.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.51	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$5.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$58
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1861	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14837	$10726

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1723
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1430
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1610
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1463
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1691
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2348
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1903
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2741
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$1998
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1669
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1404
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1672
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1461
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1707
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1719
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1716
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1693
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1702
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1317
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2356
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1746
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1707
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1708
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1658
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1688
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1327
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1354
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1462
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1819
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1723
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2203
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1552

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$570
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$584
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$578
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$577
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$565
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$554
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$752
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$573
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$533
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$555
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$587
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$774
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$613
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$581
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$856
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$579
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$549
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$812
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$585
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$604
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$525
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$785
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$558
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$574
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$548
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$602
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$596
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$584
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$781
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$647
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$580
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$538
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$609
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$620
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586