Shenyang vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shenyang	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$575	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1749	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$211	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$356	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.9	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$835	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	74	30
😀 Quality of life	70	55
🏙️ Population	9.07M	431K

The cost of living in Shenyang is 44% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8176th and 5494th ($575 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 313th and 1st in China and Namibia, respectively. Check China vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Shenyang compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Shenyang ranked 29th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 3872nd and 6345th 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	$2.88	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.5	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$372	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.5	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.9	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.82%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2226	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1276	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.65	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.25	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.9	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.66	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.6	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$481	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25508	$5907

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523

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