Hengyang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hengyang Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$530
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1420
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$207
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$187
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$746
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
48
78
🏙️ Population
6.65M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 55% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8282nd and 4461st ($530 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 503rd and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hengyang compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Ranked 116th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 6455th vs 558th 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
$2.44
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.05
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.51
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$744
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.2
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.3
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3508
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3256
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.39
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.56
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.3
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.99
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.24
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10726
$28143

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$570
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$584
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$578
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$577
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$585
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$565
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$554
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$752
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$573
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$533
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$555
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$575
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$587
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$774
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$613
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$581
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$856
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$579
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$549
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$812
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$585
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$604
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$525
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$785
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$583
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$558
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$574
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$548
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$602
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$596
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$584
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$781
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$647
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$580
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$538
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$609
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$620
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740