Hengyang vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hengyang	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$216	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$729	$550
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	44	5
😀 Quality of life	43	34
🏙️ Population	6.65M	115K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 40% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7767th and 8915th ($590 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 276th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hengyang compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Hengyang ranked 140th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6669th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Thimphu

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	Hengyang	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$199	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3292	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3135	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.23	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.4	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.3	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$666

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300