Chongqing vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chongqing	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$205	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$357	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.6	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	76	30
😀 Quality of life	74	55
🏙️ Population	32.1M	431K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 41% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7933rd and 5494th ($601 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 1st in China and Namibia, respectively. Check China vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 2353rd and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Windhoek

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	Chongqing	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.89	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.25	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2609	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.74	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.1	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24477	$5907

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$581
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$608
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$600
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$572
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$607
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$576
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$628
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$599
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$612
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$578
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$621
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$564
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$582
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$627
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$629
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$595
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$600
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$588
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$591
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$584
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$581
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$617
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$580
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$566
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$625
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$611
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$594
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$606
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$588
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

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