Hengyang vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hengyang	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$216	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$729	$4749
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	44	82
😀 Quality of life	43	88
🏙️ Population	6.65M	468K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 75% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7767th and 972nd ($590 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 276th and 892nd 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 1.2 months in Hengyang compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Hengyang ranked 140th best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 6669th and 221st 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	$2.64	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$199	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3292	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3135	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.23	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.4	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.3	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682