Windhoek vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Windhoek	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2441	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$386	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1086	$502
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$781	$930
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	28	98
😀 Quality of life	50	70
🏙️ Population	431K	12.3M

The cost of living in Windhoek is 21% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6296th and 6979th ($840 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th in Namibia and China, respectively. Check Namibia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Windhoek compared to 1.3 months in Wuhan. Windhoek ranked 1st best city to live in Namibia vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 6223rd and 2526th 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	$10.2	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.3	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1113	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$903	$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.1	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.6	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.26%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$795	$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$827	$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.64	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.63	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.9	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.4	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$174	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5452	$9062

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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

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$646
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$681
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$705
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$626
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$714
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$663
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$676
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$647
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$659
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$614
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$612
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$606
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$647
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$646
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$683
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$623
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$670
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$605
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$612
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$566
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$636
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$575
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$573
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$706
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$552
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$658
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$622
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$521
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$642
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$659
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$580
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$619
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$611