Hengyang vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hengyang	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1532	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$222	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$809	$3056
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	40	18
😀 Quality of life	49	84
🏙️ Population	6.65M	216K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 70% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7957th and 2013th ($602 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 249th 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 1.5 months in Wellington. Hengyang ranked 154th best city to live in China vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 6806th and 485th 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	$2.83	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.5	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$212	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.9	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.05%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1721	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.29	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.19	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.7	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.44	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.6	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10039	$13757

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1803
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1440
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1469
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1400
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1503
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1653
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1705
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1475
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1259
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1424
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1660
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1800
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1553
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1752
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2100
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1567
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1507
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1239
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2232
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1844