Windhoek vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Windhoek Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2420
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$515
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$867
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$289
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
30
14
😀 Quality of life
53
43
🏙️ Population
486K
9.03M

The cost of living in Windhoek is 71% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5257th and 7898th ($1040 vs $610) 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 0.3 months in Windhoek compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Windhoek ranked 1st best city to live in Namibia vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 6487th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Windhoek Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$501
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.2
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.37%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$619
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.15
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.13
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.73
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$213
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5490
$18568

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$590
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$615
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$549
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$813
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$860
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$994
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$632
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$554
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$789
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$950
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$811
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$1031
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$742
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$872
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$912
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$1104
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$867
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$631
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$1015
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$583
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$519
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$567
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$487
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$599
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$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
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$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
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$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
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$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
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$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
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$531