Shenyang vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Shenyang	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$612	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1804	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$235	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$404	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.4	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1093	$289
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	74	30
😀 Quality of life	58	53
🏙️ Population	9.07M	486K

The cost of living in Shenyang is 41% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7878th and 5257th ($612 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st and 1st in China and Namibia, respectively. Check China vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Shenyang compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Shenyang ranked 49th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6059th and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/shenyang/windhoek.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Shenyang vs Windhoek infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/shenyang/windhoek" target="_blank">Shenyang vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Shenyang vs Windhoek

Prices for goods and services in Shenyang and Windhoek are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Shenyang	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$404	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1294	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.7	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.09	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.27	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.27	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.8	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22712	$5490

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851