Windhoek vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Windhoek	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2264	$1624
🏠 One person rent	$515	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$857	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$700	$1016
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	29	98
😀 Quality of life	57	74
🏙️ Population	431K	12.3M

The cost of living in Windhoek is 54% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 5698th and 7501st ($985 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th in Namibia and China, respectively. Check Namibia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Windhoek compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. Windhoek ranked 1st best city to live in Namibia vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6153rd and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Windhoek vs Wuhan

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	Windhoek	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.18	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$633	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.88%	3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1315	$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$718	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.35	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.63	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.23	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$225	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5380	$7838

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Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$609
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$629
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$646
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$632
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$585
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$671
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$625
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$638
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$592
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$590
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$587
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$570
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$574
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$598
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$572
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$583
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$595
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$604
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$596
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$575
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$547
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$567
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$552
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$542
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$546
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$548
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$631
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$511
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$592
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$555
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$526
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$532
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$580
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$534
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$578
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$571