Hong Kong vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	83	57
🏙️ Population	7.41M	431K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 176% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 532nd and 5698th ($2718 vs $985) 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 548th and 6153rd 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	$8.11	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$5380

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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