Hengyang vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hengyang	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1532	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$222	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$809	$512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	40	8
😀 Quality of life	49	55
🏙️ Population	6.65M	77.6K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 40% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7957th and 5497th ($602 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 249th and 1st in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hengyang compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Hengyang ranked 154th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 6806th and 6330th 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	$2.83	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.5	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$212	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.9	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.05%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1721	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.29	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.7	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.44	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.6	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10039	$13979

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$589
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$648
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$518
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$605
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$569
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$739
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$609
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$622
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$586
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$589
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$610
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$766
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$632
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$592
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$793
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$518
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$560
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$758
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$593
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$608
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$528
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$778
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$535
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$565
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$560
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$600
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$593
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$801
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$638
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$570
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$542
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$623
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$603
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992