Hengyang vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hengyang	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$3138
🏠 One person rent	$246	$654
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.3	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$704	$504
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	43	40
😀 Quality of life	49	57
🏙️ Population	6.65M	580K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 54% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 7637th and 4339th ($622 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 136th and 1st in China and Jamaica, respectively. Check China vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hengyang compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6726th and 6173rd 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	$2.7	$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.11	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$203	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.2	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$317	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$4783

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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

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713