Beijing vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$575	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	75	51
🏙️ Population	21.9M	431K

The cost of living in Beijing is 18% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5387th and 6224th ($1016 vs $862) 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 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 989th and 6198th 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	$3.86	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$4344

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785