Hefei vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$216	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	29
😀 Quality of life	69	57
🏙️ Population	9.37M	431K

The cost of living in Hefei is 35% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7469th and 5698th ($643 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 1st in China and Namibia, respectively. Check China vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 4318th and 6153rd 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	$3.48	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$5380

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663

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