Hengyang vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hengyang	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$609	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1541	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$219	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$308	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$814	$491
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	40	95
😀 Quality of life	49	67
🏙️ Population	6.65M	6.21M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 40% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7862nd and 5559th ($609 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 190th and 2nd in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hengyang compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 6777th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Hengyang	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.74	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.06	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.5	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3058	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2014	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.71	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.56	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.49	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.36	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8641	$13739

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631