Chengdu vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chengdu	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1735	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$281	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.2	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1050	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	89	30
😀 Quality of life	75	55
🏙️ Population	20.9M	431K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 35% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7467th and 5494th ($666 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 1st in China and Namibia, respectively. Check China vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 1710th and 6345th 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	$2.83	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$367	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.92	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.26	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.89	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13059	$5907

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$625
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$617
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$600
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$584
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$621
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$588
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$611
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$629
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$566
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$628
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$540
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$595
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$598
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$576
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$581
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$595
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$607
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$612
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$572
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$564
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$599
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$608
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$606
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$581
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$601
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$627
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$612
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$615
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$596
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$687
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$591
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$594
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$578
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$580

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892