Hefei vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$205	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	29
😀 Quality of life	66	51
🏙️ Population	9.37M	431K

The cost of living in Hefei is 28% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7405th and 6224th ($625 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th 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 Hefei compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 3963rd and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Windhoek

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	Hefei	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$4344

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785