Shangqiu vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shangqiu	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1657	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$246	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$431	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$70	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$588
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	17	30
😀 Quality of life	44	55
🏙️ Population	7.82M	431K

The cost of living in Shangqiu is 41% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7914th and 5494th ($602 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 207th and 1st in China and Namibia, respectively. Check China vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shangqiu compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Shangqiu ranked 334th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7360th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shangqiu vs Windhoek

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	Shangqiu	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.57	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$348	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.5	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2751	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1731	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.01	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.38	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.6	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16802	$5907

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Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892