George Town vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	George Town	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3615	$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8037	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$4404	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$849	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$60	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6889	$704
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	20	43
😀 Quality of life	80	49
🏙️ Population	41K	6.65M

The cost of living in George Town is 481% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 30th and 7637th ($3615 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 136th in the Cayman Islands and China, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in George Town compared to 1.1 months in Hengyang. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 729th and 6726th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Hengyang

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	George Town	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.9	$2.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.8	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2664	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2179	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4700	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3941	$203
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.81%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10871	$2989
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4203	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.8	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.3	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.46	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.68	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.01	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.9	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.88	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.7	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1779	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22286	$7438

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1114
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1064
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1504
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1014
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1157
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1300
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1601
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$973
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$918
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$947
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1055
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2126
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$793
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1364
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1354
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3002
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1040
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1011
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1107
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1207
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1656

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