Windhoek vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Windhoek	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2264	$1672
🏠 One person rent	$515	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$857	$323
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$700	$863
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	29	21
😀 Quality of life	57	46
🏙️ Population	431K	6.71M

The cost of living in Windhoek is 8% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5698th and 6158th ($985 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Windhoek ranked 1st best city to live in Namibia vs Yancheng ranked 242nd in China, while ranked 6153rd and 7008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Windhoek vs Yancheng

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	Windhoek	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.18	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$633	$227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.88%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1315	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$718	$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.35	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.63	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.23	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$225	$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5380	$18627

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$663
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$664
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$617
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$654
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$602
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$610
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$597
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$622
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$590
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$621
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$537
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$597
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$547
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$601
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$602
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$612
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$753
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$564
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$632
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$679
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$567
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$696
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$674
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$639
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$558
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$673
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$771
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$546
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$509
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1003