Shaoyang vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shaoyang	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$612	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1703	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$223	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.4	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$727	$781
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	24	28
😀 Quality of life	39	50
🏙️ Population	6.56M	431K

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 27% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7649th and 6296th ($612 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 262nd and 1st in China and Namibia, respectively. Check China vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shaoyang compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Shaoyang ranked 266th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7013th and 6223rd 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	$2.92	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.15%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3476	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3102	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.4	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.7	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10066	$5452

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610

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