Beijing vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$596	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	28
😀 Quality of life	77	50
🏙️ Population	21.9M	431K

The cost of living in Beijing is 27% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5141st and 6296th ($1067 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Namibia, respectively. Check China vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 763rd and 6223rd 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	$4.04	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$5452

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822