Hengyang vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hengyang	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$216	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$729	$718
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	44	7
😀 Quality of life	43	53
🏙️ Population	6.65M	77.6K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 37% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7767th and 5827th ($590 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 276th and 2nd in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hengyang compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Hengyang ranked 140th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 6669th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Phuket

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	Hengyang	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$199	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3292	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3135	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.23	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.3	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$13013

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810