Windhoek vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Windhoek Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1023
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2386
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$510
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$852
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$588
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
30
14
😀 Quality of life
55
44
🏙️ Population
431K
9.03M

The cost of living in Windhoek is 71% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5494th and 7960th ($1023 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th in Namibia and China, respectively. Check Namibia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Windhoek compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Windhoek ranked 1st best city to live in Namibia vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6345th and 7402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Windhoek Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$496
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$347
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1427
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$632
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.83
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.88
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$250
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5907
$16685

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$583
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$551
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$1017
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$633
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$595
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$950
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$826
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$1057
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$763
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$875
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$958
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$1089
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$865
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$692
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$572
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$543
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$556
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$491
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$596
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$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
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$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
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$601
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$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
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$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
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$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
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$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
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$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
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$506
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$507
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$525
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$590
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$531
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$583
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$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
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$514