Hengyang vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hengyang	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$216	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$729	$1355
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	44	84
😀 Quality of life	43	81
🏙️ Population	6.65M	3.03M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 34% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7767th and 6071st ($590 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 276th and 6th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hengyang compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Hengyang ranked 140th best city to live in China vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6669th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Taichung

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	Hengyang	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$199	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3292	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3135	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.23	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.4	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.3	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$18658

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671