Hengyang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hengyang Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1532
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$222
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$809
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
99
😀 Quality of life
49
76
🏙️ Population
6.65M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 48% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7957th and 4880th ($602 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 249th and 5th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hengyang compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Ranked 154th vs 5th best cities to live in China, and 6806th vs 1178th 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
$2.83
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.15
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$463
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$212
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.9
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.05%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3264
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1721
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.29
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.67
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.7
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.44
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.6
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10039
$27610

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110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$589
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$648
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$518
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$605
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$564
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$571
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$569
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$739
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$609
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$622
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$586
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$589
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$610
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$766
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$632
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$592
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$793
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$518
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$560
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$758
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$593
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$608
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$528
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$778
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$583
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$535
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$565
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$560
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$600
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$600
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$593
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$801
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$638
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$570
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$542
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$623
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$603
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789