Hengyang vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hengyang	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$246	$186
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$296
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.3	$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$704	$223
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	43	55
😀 Quality of life	49	62
🏙️ Population	6.65M	2.11M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 33% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 7637th and 8825th ($622 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 136th and 48th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hengyang compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 6726th and 5663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Medan

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	Hengyang	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.7	$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.11	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$203	$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.2	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$317	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$10637

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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 Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534