George Town vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	George Town	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3759	$609
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8458	$1541
🏠 One person rent	$2610	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$4644	$308
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7771	$814
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	25	40
😀 Quality of life	80	49
🏙️ Population	41K	6.65M

The cost of living in George Town is 517% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 17th and 7862nd ($3759 vs $609) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 190th 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 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.3 months in Hengyang. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 724th and 6777th 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	$29.8	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.3	$4.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.61	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.95	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2741	$252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2265	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5028	$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4147	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.39%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9286	$3058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$2014
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.33	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.08	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.15	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$5.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.1	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1841	$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25268	$8641

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1155
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1141
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1519
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1091
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1199
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1315
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1616
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1018
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$993
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$970
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1109
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2134
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$835
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1461
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1355
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2932
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1112
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1128
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1232
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1292
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1664

Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$638
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$511
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$601
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$564
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$567
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$730
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$617
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$583
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$584
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$603
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$760
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$630
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$588
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$807
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$498
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$557
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$587
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$605
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$533
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$769
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$529
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$563
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$556
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$599
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$596
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$588
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$795
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$634
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$568
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$539
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$610
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$595
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615