Windhoek vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Windhoek	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$862	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2459	$1706
🏠 One person rent	$430	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$1176	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.6	$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$894	$865
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	29	28
😀 Quality of life	51	41
🏙️ Population	431K	6.23M

The cost of living in Windhoek is 32% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 6224th and 7175th ($862 vs $655) 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 1 months in Windhoek compared to 1.3 months in Xinyang. Windhoek ranked 1st best city to live in Namibia vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 6198th and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Windhoek vs Xinyang

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	Windhoek	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.03	$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1094	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1008	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.2	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.36	$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.98	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4344	$8587

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$619
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$621
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$637
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$651
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$630
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$571
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$619
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$656
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$591
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$580
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$577
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$604
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$633
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$600
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$660
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$600
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$638
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$586
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$588
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$552
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$679
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$664
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$547
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$645
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$591
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$538
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$538
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$635
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$558