Hengyang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hengyang Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$246
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$704
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
100
😀 Quality of life
49
77
🏙️ Population
6.65M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 45% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7637th and 4879th ($622 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 136th and 5th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hengyang compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Ranked 143rd vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 6726th vs 1383rd 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
$2.7
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.11
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$492
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$203
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.8
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2989
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2356
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.5
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.3
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.37
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.26
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.2
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$317
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$27624

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$584
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$634
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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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1003
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$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753