Windhoek vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Windhoek	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1023	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2386	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$510	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.4	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$588	$678
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	30	17
😀 Quality of life	55	44
🏙️ Population	431K	7.01M

The cost of living in Windhoek is 72% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5494th and 7977th ($1023 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 234th in Namibia and China, respectively. Check Namibia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Windhoek compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Windhoek ranked 1st best city to live in Namibia vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 6345th and 7375th 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	$11.9	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$496	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$891	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.83	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.15	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.8	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$250	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5907	$9042

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Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507