Shenzhen vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shenzhen	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$478	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$1142	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.2	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1771	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	29
😀 Quality of life	80	51
🏙️ Population	17.7M	431K

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 6% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5950th and 6224th ($916 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in China and Namibia, respectively. Check China vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 545th and 6198th 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	$3.06	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$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	$667	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$917	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.36%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12583	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6551	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.1	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.86	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.7	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22267	$4344

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609

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