Chengdu vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$240	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$894
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	29
😀 Quality of life	72	51
🏙️ Population	20.9M	431K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 28% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7421st and 6224th ($623 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 Chengdu compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 1890th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Windhoek

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	Chengdu	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$4344

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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