Hengyang vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hengyang	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$246	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.3	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$704	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	43	86
😀 Quality of life	49	93
🏙️ Population	6.65M	1.39M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 82% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7637th and 43rd ($622 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 136th and 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 6726th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs San Diego

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	Hengyang	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.7	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.11	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$203	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$317	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$28967

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782