Hengyang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hengyang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$246	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.3	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$704	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	43	99
😀 Quality of life	49	100
🏙️ Population	6.65M	5.45M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 76% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7637th and 649th ($622 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 136th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hengyang compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6726th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Sydney

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	Hengyang	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.7	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.11	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$203	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.2	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$317	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$19140

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710