Hengyang vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hengyang	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$609	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1541	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$308	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$814	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	40	82
😀 Quality of life	49	89
🏙️ Population	6.65M	468K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 74% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7862nd and 1246th ($609 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 190th and 1054th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hengyang compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 6777th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Raleigh

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	Hengyang	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.74	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.06	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.5	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3058	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2014	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.71	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.56	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.49	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.36	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8641	$24650

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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	$638
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$511
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$601
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$564
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$567
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$730
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$617
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$583
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$584
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$603
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$760
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$630
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$588
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$807
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$498
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$557
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$587
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$605
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$533
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$769
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$529
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$563
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$556
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$599
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$596
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$588
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$795
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$634
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$568
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$539
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$610
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$595
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736