Hengyang vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hengyang	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$246	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.3	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$704	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	43	7
😀 Quality of life	49	57
🏙️ Population	6.65M	77.6K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 39% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7637th and 5469th ($622 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 136th and 1st in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hengyang compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6726th and 6129th 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	$2.7	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.11	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$203	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$317	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$14328

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866