Shenyang vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shenyang	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$554	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1693	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$199	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$334	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.6	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	29
😀 Quality of life	71	57
🏙️ Population	9.07M	431K

The cost of living in Shenyang is 44% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8245th and 5698th ($554 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 341st and 1st in China and Namibia, respectively. Check China vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shenyang compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Shenyang ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 3667th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Windhoek

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	Shenyang	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.22%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1970	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.7	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24707	$5380

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501

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