Shenzhen vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shenzhen	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2895	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$495	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1237	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1649	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	28
😀 Quality of life	79	50
🏙️ Population	17.7M	431K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 14% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5948th and 6296th ($958 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in China and Namibia, respectively. Check China vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 556th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Windhoek

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	Shenzhen	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.7	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.24	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$713	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$997	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.6	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13100	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6892	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.62	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.07	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.2	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24117	$5452

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618

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