Hengyang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hengyang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1532	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$222	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$809	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	99
😀 Quality of life	49	100
🏙️ Population	6.65M	5.45M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 79% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7957th and 370th ($602 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 249th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hengyang compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Hengyang ranked 154th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6806th and 2nd 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	$2.83	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.5	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$212	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.05%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1721	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.29	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.7	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.44	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.6	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10039	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863