Windhoek vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Windhoek Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$840
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2441
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$386
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1086
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$781
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
28
17
😀 Quality of life
50
37
🏙️ Population
431K
9.03M

The cost of living in Windhoek is 40% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6296th and 7790th ($840 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th in Namibia and China, respectively. Check Namibia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Windhoek compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Windhoek ranked 1st best city to live in Namibia vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 6223rd and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Windhoek Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.3
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1113
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$903
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.1
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.26%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$795
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$827
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.4
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$174
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5452
$15431

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$689
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$943
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$585
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$652
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$717
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$848
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$774
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$971
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$696
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$788
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$874
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$997
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$768
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$736
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$909
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$598
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$612
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$619
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$610
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$659
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$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
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$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
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$623
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$673
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$522
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$541
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$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
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$683
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$542
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$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
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$1433
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$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
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$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
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$521
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$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
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$517
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$525
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$511
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$647
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$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
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$614
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$650
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$528