Dongguan vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dongguan	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2019	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$265	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$847	$289
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	67	30
😀 Quality of life	71	53
🏙️ Population	10.5M	486K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 33% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7308th and 5257th ($694 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 1st in China and Namibia, respectively. Check China vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 3241st and 6487th 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	$2.21	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5717	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.45	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25442	$5490

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$785
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$995
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$627
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$638
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$873
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$678
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2396
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1734
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$801
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$777
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$858
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$954
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$793
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$908
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$766
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$600
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$828
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$778
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$473
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$682
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$474
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$612
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$739
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$802
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$797
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$758
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$751
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$705
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$714
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$528
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$648
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$602
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$601
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$620

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851