Beijing vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$589	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	73	57
🏙️ Population	21.9M	431K

The cost of living in Beijing is 4% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5355th and 5698th ($1029 vs $985) 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 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 2546th and 6153rd 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	$4.24	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$5380

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826