Windhoek vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Windhoek	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$807	$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1929	$1394
🏠 One person rent	$426	$178
🏘️ Family rent	$802	$418
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$184
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$612	$627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	28	78
😀 Quality of life	38	67
🏙️ Population	431K	12.6M

The cost of living in Windhoek is 59% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6362nd and 8471st ($807 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd in Namibia and China, respectively. Check Namibia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Windhoek compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Windhoek ranked 1st best city to live in Namibia vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 7474th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Windhoek vs Zhengzhou

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	Windhoek	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.12	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$756	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$601	$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.2	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.08	$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.9	$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.6	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3671	$4818

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Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$738
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$749
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$751
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$765
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$723
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$718
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$687
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$677
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$643
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$603
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$633
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$631
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$656
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$719
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$554
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$605
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$753
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$511
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$734
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$550
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$702
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$751
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$682
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$875
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$776
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$889
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$771
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$783
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$755
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$733
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$741

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$531
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$542
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$554
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$563
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$539
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$541
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$583
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$543
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$570
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$544
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$525
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$585
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$599
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$524
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$554
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$538
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$746
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$600
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$498
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$640
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$608
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$622
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$617
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$601
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$589
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$801
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$739
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1400
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$743
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$651
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$613
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$642
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$601
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$580
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$617