Shenyang vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shenyang	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$539	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1763	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$191	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	29
😀 Quality of life	68	51
🏙️ Population	9.07M	431K

The cost of living in Shenyang is 37% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8334th and 6224th ($539 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 454th 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 1 months in Windhoek. Shenyang ranked 24th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 3343rd and 6198th 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	$2.77	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.7	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$502	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1252	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.64	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.8	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.84	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.45	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$466	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24404	$4344

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785