Shanghai vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shanghai	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1136	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3654	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$602	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1905	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	28
😀 Quality of life	79	50
🏙️ Population	24.9M	431K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 35% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4780th and 6296th ($1136 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 Shanghai compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 571st and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Windhoek

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	Shanghai	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.99	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.8	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$897	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1181	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.3	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.28%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16156	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8893	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.41	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.62	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.72	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.47	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.7	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1263	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31401	$5452

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774

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