Changsha vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$190	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$894
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	29
😀 Quality of life	68	51
🏙️ Population	10M	431K

The cost of living in Changsha is 33% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7932nd and 6224th ($577 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 1st in China and Namibia, respectively. Check China vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 3100th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Windhoek

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	Changsha	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$4344

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785