Guangzhou vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guangzhou	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$333	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.2	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	28
😀 Quality of life	75	50
🏙️ Population	18.7M	431K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 9% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6296th ($763 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 1036th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Windhoek

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	Guangzhou	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10222	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4345	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15919	$5452

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822