Hengyang vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hengyang	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$609	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1541	$4310
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1265
🏘️ Family rent	$308	$1894
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$814	$3197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	40	18
😀 Quality of life	49	85
🏙️ Population	6.65M	216K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 70% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7862nd and 1932nd ($609 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 190th and 3rd in China and New Zealand, respectively. Check China vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hengyang compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 6777th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Wellington

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	Hengyang	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.74	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.06	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$206	$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.5	$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.47%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3058	$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2014	$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.9	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.71	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.56	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.72	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.49	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.2	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.36	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$328	$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8641	$13419

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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	$638
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$511
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$601
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$564
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$567
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$730
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$617
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$583
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$584
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$603
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$760
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$630
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$588
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$807
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$498
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$557
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$587
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$605
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$533
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$769
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$583
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$529
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$563
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$556
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$599
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$596
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$588
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$795
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$634
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$568
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$539
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$610
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$595
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1788
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1325
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1359
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1533
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1528
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1518
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1605
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1787
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1393
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1474
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1696
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1740
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1894
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1646
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1778
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2156
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1623
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1579
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1261
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2303
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1865