Hengyang vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hengyang	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$246	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.3	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$704	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	49	100
🏙️ Population	6.65M	5.35M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 73% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7637th and 1249th ($622 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 136th and 4th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hengyang compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6726th 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	$2.7	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.11	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$203	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$317	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$22799

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988