Windhoek vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Windhoek	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2420	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$515	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$867	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.4	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$289	$752
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	30	17
😀 Quality of life	53	44
🏙️ Population	486K	7.01M

The cost of living in Windhoek is 74% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5257th and 7983rd ($1040 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Windhoek ranked 1st best city to live in Namibia vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 6487th and 7353rd 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	$11.7	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.6	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$501	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$892	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.1	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.2	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.37%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1629	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$619	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.15	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.13	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$213	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5490	$8478

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Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513