Hong Kong vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hong Kong	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6085	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$1742	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$3071	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$923	$289
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	80	53
🏙️ Population	7.41M	486K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 156% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 640th and 5257th ($2663 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Namibia, respectively. Check China vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 676th and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Windhoek

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	Hong Kong	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.74	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.9	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.21	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2008	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1474	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3693	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2621	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.67%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$27719	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17176	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.09	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.6	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.6	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.5	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.8	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1128	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22758	$5490

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$995
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$678
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1734
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$548
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$694
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$873
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$785
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$954
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$627
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$858
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$777
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$801
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$908
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$600
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$793
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$474
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$682
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$828
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$766
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$797
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$802
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$778
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$758
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$739
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$751
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$729
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$711
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$714
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$892
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$528
529 km or 329 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