Beijing vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1929
🏠 One person rent
$605
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$802
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$612
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
28
😀 Quality of life
78
38
🏙️ Population
21.9M
431K

The cost of living in Beijing is 32% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4887th and 6362nd ($1065 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Namibia, respectively. Check China vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 583rd and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beijing Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.52
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$7.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$3671

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

Cities near Windhoek

Distance City Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi Rehoboth
$738
173 km or 108 mi Omaruru
$749
194 km or 120 mi Gobabis
$751
238 km or 148 mi Otjiwarongo
$717
246 km or 153 mi Mariental
$765
262 km or 163 mi Swakopmund
$723
268 km or 166 mi Walvis Bay
$718
375 km or 233 mi Tsumeb
$687
589 km or 366 mi Oshikango
$677
776 km or 482 mi Upington
$643
882 km or 548 mi Molepolole
$603
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$633
921 km or 572 mi Lobatse
$631
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$656
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$719
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$554
999 km or 621 mi Mahalapye
$605
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$753
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$511
1056 km or 656 mi Livingstone
$734
1079 km or 670 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1086 km or 675 mi Rustenburg
$845
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$550
1099 km or 683 mi Huambo
$702
1112 km or 691 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1136 km or 706 mi Brits
$751
1140 km or 708 mi Welkom
$682
1166 km or 724 mi Soweto
$875
1167 km or 725 mi Bloemfontein
$601
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$701
1173 km or 729 mi Randburg
$776
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$889
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1180 km or 733 mi Benguela
$771
1180 km or 733 mi Pretoria
$783
1180 km or 734 mi Johannesburg
$908
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$755
1187 km or 738 mi Vereeniging
$637
1196 km or 743 mi Lobito
$733
1207 km or 750 mi Benoni
$741