Chongqing vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$180	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	29
😀 Quality of life	74	57
🏙️ Population	32.1M	431K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 43% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8185th and 5698th ($561 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd 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 Chongqing compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 2237th and 6153rd 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	$2.82	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$5380

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826