Beijing vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beijing	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2811	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$648	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1139	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$289
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	73	53
🏙️ Population	21.9M	486K

The cost of living in Beijing is 6% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4987th and 5257th ($1108 vs $1040) 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 0.3 months in Windhoek. Beijing ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 2361st and 6487th 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	$4.47	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.19	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$965	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$909	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.19%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12536	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6136	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.6	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.12	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.6	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25910	$5490

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$740
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$800
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$666
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$682
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$697
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$480
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$672
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$720
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$576
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$722
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$623
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$645
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$541
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$556
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$648
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$574
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$525
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$541
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$646
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$539
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$541
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$480
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$599
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$789
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$522
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$511
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$676
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$684
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$634
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$579
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$665
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$759

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851