Guangzhou vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1929
🏠 One person rent
$333
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$802
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$612
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
97
28
😀 Quality of life
75
38
🏙️ Population
18.7M
431K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 8% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6607th and 6362nd ($742 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in China and Namibia, respectively. Check China vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 955th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.52
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$7.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$3671

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$738
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$749
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$751
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$717
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$765
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$723
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$718
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$687
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$677
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$643
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$603
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$633
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$631
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$656
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$719
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$554
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$605
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$753
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$511
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$734
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$845
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$550
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$702
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$751
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$682
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$875
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$601
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$701
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$776
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$889
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$771
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$783
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$908
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$755
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$637
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$733
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$741