Hengyang vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hengyang	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$216	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$729	$763
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	44	41
😀 Quality of life	43	54
🏙️ Population	6.65M	580K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 57% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 7767th and 3941st ($590 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 276th and 1st in China and Jamaica, respectively. Check China vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hengyang compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Hengyang ranked 140th best city to live in China vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6669th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Kingston

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	Hengyang	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$199	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3292	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3135	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.23	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.4	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.3	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$2764

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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

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707