Hengyang vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hengyang	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1528	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$231	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$363	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.1	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$760	$404
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	44	1
😀 Quality of life	44	22
🏙️ Population	6.65M	63.4K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 17% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7667th and 8519th ($611 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 272nd and 1st in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hengyang compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Hengyang ranked 135th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 6641st and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs South Tarawa

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	Hengyang	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.73	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.2	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.6	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3411	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3288	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.45	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.33	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.7	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.4	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.3	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.34	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5721	$3482

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$600
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$618
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$612
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$570
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$746
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$594
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$582
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$595
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$611
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$611
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$783
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$628
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$590
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$852
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$497
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$558
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$813
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$599
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$623
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$538
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$780
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$592
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$552
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$566
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$556
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$612
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$614
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$596
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$808
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$663
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$573
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$521
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$605
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$618
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1523
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1519
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$629
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$596
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1464
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$3054
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$603
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$901
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$898
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$921
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$661
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$661
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1693
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1755
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$961
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$541
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$520
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2648
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1442
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$459
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1615
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2719
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1754
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1925
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2571