Chengdu vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chengdu	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$660	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1808	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$251	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$87	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$781
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	28
😀 Quality of life	72	50
🏙️ Population	20.9M	431K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 21% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7209th and 6296th ($660 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st 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 0.9 months in Windhoek. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 1933rd and 6223rd 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	$2.91	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.4	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4168	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.55	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.17	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15153	$5452

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822