Hengyang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hengyang Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$590
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$216
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$311
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$729
$1644
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
43
78
🏙️ Population
6.65M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 46% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7767th and 4858th ($590 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 276th and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hengyang compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Ranked 140th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 6669th vs 675th 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
$2.64
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.45
 Cappuccino
$3.34
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$517
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3292
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3135
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.36
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.58
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.27
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.9
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.23
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.4
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.3
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8454
$30174

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$609
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$582
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$592
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$575
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$563
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$553
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$724
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$577
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$577
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$570
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$586
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$590
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$755
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$600
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$564
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$818
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$480
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$543
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$761
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$579
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$596
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$522
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$758
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$569
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$533
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$549
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$539
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$589
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$591
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$573
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$794
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$635
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$556
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$506
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$591
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$585
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
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$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746