Shaoyang vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shaoyang	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$603	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1608	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$227	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$76	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$671	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	29
😀 Quality of life	45	57
🏙️ Population	6.56M	431K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 39% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7790th and 5698th ($603 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th 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 Shaoyang compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Shaoyang ranked 264th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7090th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Windhoek

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	Shaoyang	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.74	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2906	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2199	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.6	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.19	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10279	$5380

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599

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