Canberra vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$363
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$760
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	30	44
😀 Quality of life	83	44
🏙️ Population	381K	6.65M

The cost of living in Canberra is 292% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 929th and 7667th ($2393 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 272nd 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 Canberra compared to 1.2 months in Hengyang. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Hengyang ranked 135th in China, while ranked 393rd and 6641st 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	$20.1	$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$32.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$3411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$3288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$0.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$5721

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$600
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$618
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$612
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$570
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$746
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$594
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$582
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$595
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$611
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$611
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$783
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$628
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$590
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$852
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$497
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$558
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$813
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$599
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$623
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$538
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$780
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$592
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$552
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$566
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$556
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$612
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$614
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$596
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$808
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$663
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$573
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$521
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$605
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$618
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610