Hengyang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hengyang Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$609
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1541
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$219
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$308
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$814
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
99
😀 Quality of life
49
75
🏙️ Population
6.65M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 46% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7862nd and 4971st ($609 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 190th and 5th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hengyang compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Ranked 143rd vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 6777th vs 1655th 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
$2.74
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.06
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.51
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.5
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3058
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.71
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.49
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.36
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.8
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8641
$27781

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$584
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$638
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765