Hengyang vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hengyang	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$246	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.3	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$704	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	43	82
😀 Quality of life	49	90
🏙️ Population	6.65M	468K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 73% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7637th and 1213th ($622 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 136th and 1060th 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 1.1 months in Hengyang compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 6726th and 212th 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	$2.7	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.11	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$203	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$317	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766