Hengyang vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hengyang Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$231
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.1
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$760
$443
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
44
30
😀 Quality of life
44
25
🏙️ Population
6.65M
42.7K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 14% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7667th and 8393rd ($611 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 272nd and 4th in China and Kenya, respectively. Check China vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hengyang compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Hengyang ranked 135th best city to live in China vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 6641st and 8584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hengyang Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.73
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.15
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$759
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3411
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3288
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.33
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.7
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.4
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.3
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5721
$8360

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$612
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$584
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$570
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$746
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$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
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$497
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$558
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$813
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$599
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$623
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$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

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$571
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$518
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$483
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$548
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$581
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$543
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$583
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$502
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$511
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$560
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$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
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$579
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$675
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$736
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$564
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$711
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$639
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$722
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$810
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$576
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$784
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$590
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$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
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$723
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$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
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$598
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$509
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$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545