Hengyang vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hengyang	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$609	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1541	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$219	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$308	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$814	$1231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	40	85
😀 Quality of life	49	70
🏙️ Population	6.65M	5.65M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 43% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7862nd and 5142nd ($609 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 190th and 4th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hengyang compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6777th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Saint Petersburg

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	Hengyang	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.74	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.06	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.5	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3058	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2014	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.71	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.56	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.49	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.36	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8641	$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606