Hengyang vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hengyang	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$231	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$363	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.1	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$760	$4357
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	100
😀 Quality of life	44	100
🏙️ Population	6.65M	5.03M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 75% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7667th and 923rd ($611 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 272nd and 4th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hengyang compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Hengyang ranked 135th best city to live in China vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6641st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Melbourne

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	Hengyang	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.73	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.1	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.2	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.6	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3411	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3288	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.45	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.33	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.7	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.4	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.3	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.34	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5721	$21306

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$600
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$618
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$612
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$570
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$746
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$594
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$582
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$595
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$611
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$611
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$783
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$628
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$590
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$852
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$497
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$558
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$813
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$599
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$623
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$538
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$780
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$592
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$552
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$566
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$556
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$612
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$614
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$596
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$808
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$663
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$573
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$521
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$605
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$618
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913