Windhoek vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Windhoek	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$862	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2459	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$430	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1176	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.6	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$894	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	29	19
😀 Quality of life	51	38
🏙️ Population	431K	7.01M

The cost of living in Windhoek is 35% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6224th and 7314th ($862 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th in Namibia and China, respectively. Check Namibia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Windhoek compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Windhoek ranked 1st best city to live in Namibia vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 6198th and 7150th 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	$9.03	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.99	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$300	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1094	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1008	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.2	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.83%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.36	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.28	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.98	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4344	$8598

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Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504