Windhoek vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Windhoek	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2264	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$515	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$857	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$700	$675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	29	19
😀 Quality of life	57	44
🏙️ Population	431K	7.01M

The cost of living in Windhoek is 70% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5698th and 7987th ($985 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Windhoek ranked 1st best city to live in Namibia vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 6153rd and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Windhoek vs Zhumadian

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	Windhoek	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.18	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$479	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$846	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$633	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.88%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1315	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$718	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.35	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.63	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.23	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$225	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5380	$7830

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506