Dongguan vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$263	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	29
😀 Quality of life	72	57
🏙️ Population	10.5M	431K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 33% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7341st and 5698th ($662 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1st in China and Namibia, respectively. Check China vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 3389th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Windhoek

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	Dongguan	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.07
🥤 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	$319	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$5380

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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