Hengyang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hengyang Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1528
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$231
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.1
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$760
$1905
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
44
79
🏙️ Population
6.65M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 46% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7667th and 4780th ($611 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 272nd and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hengyang compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Ranked 135th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 6641st vs 571st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Shanghai

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Hengyang Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.73
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.15
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$759
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3411
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3288
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.33
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.7
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.4
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.3
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5721
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$600
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$618
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$603
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$612
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$601
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$584
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$570
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$746
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$594
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$582
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$595
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$611
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$611
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$783
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$628
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$590
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$852
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$497
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$558
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$813
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$599
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$623
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$538
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$780
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$592
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$552
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$566
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$556
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$612
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$614
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$596
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$808
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$663
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$573
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$521
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$605
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$618
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774