Hengyang vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hengyang	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1532	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$222	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$809	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	40	99
😀 Quality of life	49	93
🏙️ Population	6.65M	3.9M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 82% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7957th and 62nd ($602 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 249th and 47th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hengyang compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Hengyang ranked 154th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6806th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Los Angeles

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	Hengyang	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.5	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$212	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.9	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.05%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1721	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.29	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.7	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.44	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.6	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10039	$23685

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$589
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$648
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$518
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$605
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$569
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$739
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$609
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$622
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$586
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$589
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$610
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$766
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$632
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$592
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$793
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$518
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$560
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$758
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$593
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$608
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$528
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$778
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$535
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$565
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$560
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$593
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$801
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$638
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$570
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$542
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$623
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$603
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000