Hengyang vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hengyang	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1532	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$222	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$809	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	40	1
😀 Quality of life	49	30
🏙️ Population	6.65M	63.4K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 15% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7957th and 8528th ($602 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 249th and 2nd in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hengyang compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Hengyang ranked 154th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 6806th and 8796th 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	$2.83	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.5	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$212	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.9	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.05%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1721	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.29	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.7	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.44	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.6	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10039	$4506

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1499
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1497
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$788
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$714
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1491
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1502
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2020
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$680
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1095
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$910
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$891
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$789
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1851
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1911
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$546
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$526
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1435
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2409
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1851
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$492
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1643
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$2015
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2888
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1863
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1992
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2323
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2649