Beijing vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beijing	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$596	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$711	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	73	55
🏙️ Population	21.9M	431K

The cost of living in Beijing is 2% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5341st and 5494th ($1044 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Namibia, respectively. Check China vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 2718th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Windhoek

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	Beijing	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12544	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6280	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.68	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$725	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25165	$5907

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748

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